# \*śVrVd-: 'survive'

> Proto-Semitic *śVrVd-, 'survive': reflexes in 5 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 | \*śVrVd- |
| Meaning | 'survive' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | śārad 'survive', śārīd 'survivor' (Aramaic Root Atlas 0769) | Aramaic Root Atlas 0769 |  |
| Arabic | šarada 'flee' (Aramaic Root Atlas 0769), 'he took fright, shied, and fled, ran away at random' (Lane 1531); šarīd 'fugitive' (Aramaic Root Atlas 0769) | Aramaic Root Atlas 0769; Lane 1531 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | srad (Payne Smith 389), pe., pa. (HALOT 1353); surādā (Payne Smith 370) | Payne Smith 389; HALOT 1353; Payne Smith 370 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | SRD (HALOT 1353) | HALOT 1353 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic śrd; śrd (Al-Jallad 2026, 141) | Al-Jallad 2026 141 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.