# \*ŝrg: 'watercourse'

> Proto-Semitic *ŝrg, 'watercourse': reflexes in 3 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ŝrg |
| Meaning | 'watercourse' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | šarǧ (Lane 1529); šarj (Biella 525) | Lane 1529; Biella 525 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab s2rg (pl.) (Biella 525) | Biella 525 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic śrgt (Al-Jallad 2026, 141) | Al-Jallad 2026 141 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

SD 134 glosses s2rg '?watercourse'. Not K0399 \*śVrVg- 'plait, intertwine'.

## Linked from

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

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