# \*śVʿVr-: 'perceive'

> Proto-Semitic *śVʿVr-, 'perceive': reflexes in 6 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*śVʿVr- |
| Meaning | 'perceive' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | šʿr (Biella 521; Sabaweb lemma 2438); Sab. s₂ˁr (SD 131 apud SEDonline 1157); Min. s₂ˁr (LM 85 apud SEDonline 1157) | Biella 521; Sabaweb lemma 2438; SD 131; SEDonline 1157; LM 85 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | śʿr (Dt 32:17; HALOT 1344) | HALOT 1344 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | səʿar (HALOT 1344) | HALOT 1344 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | SAR, SUR (HALOT 1344) | HALOT 1344 |  |
| Aramaic | sʿr (HALOT 1344) | HALOT 1344 |  |
| Arabic | šaʿara (HALOT 1344); šˁr (Lane 1559 apud SEDonline 1157) | HALOT 1344; Lane 1559; SEDonline 1157 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PCS \*ŝˁr 'to know' (SEDonline 1157). Not 3241 \*šʿr 'to estimate; price' (HALOT 1613).

## Linked from

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

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