# \*śVrVṭ-: 'incise, scratch'

> Proto-Semitic *śVrVṭ-, 'incise, scratch': reflexes in 10 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 | \*śVrVṭ- |
| Meaning | 'incise, scratch' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| 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.

## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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