# \*ŝrp: 'burn'

> Proto-Semitic *ŝrp, 'burn': reflexes in 9 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [ś](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/sin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ŝrp |
| Meaning | 'burn' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3117 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | šarāpu (Kogan 2015, ch. 5 §2.2.2.1 no. 12; AHw 1185) | Kogan 2015 ch. 5 §2.2.2.1 no. 12; AHw 1185 |  |
| Ugaritic | šrp (Kogan 2015, ch. 5 §2.1.1 no. 12) | Kogan 2015 ch. 5 §2.1.1 no. 12 |  |
| Hebrew | ŝrp (Kogan 2015, ch. 5 §2.2.2.1 no. 12) | Kogan 2015 ch. 5 §2.2.2.1 no. 12 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | śərap (HALOT 1358; DJPA 573a apud CAL) | HALOT 1358; DJPA 573a; CAL |  |
| Aramaic | šrp (HALOT 1358; DNWSI 1194) | HALOT 1358; DNWSI 1194 |  |
| Jibbali | śerof (HALOT 1358) | HALOT 1358 |  |
| Mehri | ŝərūf (ML 383 apud SEDonline 792) | ML 383; SEDonline 792 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ŝérof (Kogan 2015, ch. 5 §2.2.2.1 no. 12) | Kogan 2015 ch. 5 §2.2.2.1 no. 12 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʾsrf (Al-Jallad 2026, 135) | Al-Jallad 2026 135 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

- [ś](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/sin/index.md>)

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