*śVrVṭ-: 'incise, scratch'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	śāraṭ; śereṭ (HALOT 1355)	HALOT 1355	gloss withheld
Akkadian	šarāṭu(m) (HALOT 1355; AHw 1186)	HALOT 1355; AHw 1186	gloss withheld
Arabic	šaraṭa; šarṭ (HALOT 1355)	HALOT 1355	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	sirṭā (HALOT 1355)	HALOT 1355
Syrian Aramaic	sraṭ 'scratch, incise; write down' (Payne Smith 391)	Payne Smith 391
Mandaic Aramaic	sarṭata (HALOT 1355)	HALOT 1355
Tigrinya	säṭärä (LGz. 537)	LGz. 537
Harari	sēṭära (LGz. 537)	LGz. 537
Gurage	šäṭärä, sənäṭärä (LGz. 537)	LGz. 537
Amharic	sənṭər, sənəṭṭar, šənṭər (LGz. 537)	LGz. 537

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

HALOT 1355 also cites Tigr. sätra 'split' (by metathesis) and Tna. säräṣä, Amh. sänättärä 'shave, raze'.

Updated 22 October 2026