# \*ŝVgVr-at-: 'ravine'

> Proto-Semitic *ŝVgVr-at-, 'ravine': reflexes in 2 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ŝVgVr-at- |
| Meaning | 'ravine' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1530 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | ŝəgərīt (ML 374 apud SEDonline 1530) | ML 374; SEDonline 1530 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ŝəgərɛ́t (JL 248 apud SEDonline 1530) | JL 248; SEDonline 1530 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Proto-MSA \*ŝVgVr-at- 'ravine' (SEDonline 1530). Cf. Bathari ŝigərēt 'mountain pass' (Gasparini - Morris 2025 91 apud SEDonline 1530) and Soq. ŝégreʰ 'mountain pass' (LS 426; CSOL I 665; CSOL II 598; CSOL III 224 apud SEDonline 1530). Cf. Gz. ŝagara 'to take a step, to amble, to go across' and Amh. täšaggärä 'to cross a river, to cross over' (SEDonline 1530).

## Linked from

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

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