*ŝry: 'to strive, contend'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	śārâ (HALOT 1354)	HALOT 1354	gloss withheld
Amorite	śrj: śaraj, śarijum (Gelb AS 21, 33)	Gelb AS 21 33	gloss withheld
Arabic	šariya III (HALOT 1354)	HALOT 1354	gloss withheld
Eblaitic	/ś-r-H/ (cf. Yiśrāʾēl (?)): names iš-ra-il/NI, iš-la-ab, iš-la-BE, iš-la-da-du, iš-la-ma-lik, iš-la-NI; with infixed /-ta-/: iš-da-lá (Krebernik 1988, 51, 58)	Krebernik 1988, 51, 58
Geez	śeraya; śirāy; śerā (LGz. 536)	LGz. 536	gloss withheld
Tigre	šira (LGz. 536)	LGz. 536	gloss withheld
Tigrinya	sera; šära (LGz. 536)	LGz. 536
Amharic	sera (LGz. 536)	LGz. 536	gloss withheld
Gurage	sera (LGz. 536)	LGz. 536	gloss withheld

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HALOT 1354 compares Tigrinya sĕrray 'to intrigue' with a query. Arabic sārā 'he vied with him' (Lane 1353) has s, which does not answer *ŝ.

Updated 25 October 2026