*ŝrḫ: 'to be splendid, glorious; splendor, glory'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ŝrḫ
Meaning'to be splendid, glorious; splendor, glory'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Geezśəruḫ; śarḫ, śārḫ; śərrāḫe, śurāḫe (LGz. 533)LGz. 533gloss withheld
Akkadianšarāḫu A (AHw 1182); šurruḫu (CAD Š/2 36); šarḫu (CAD Š/2 61)AHw 1182; CAD Š/2 36; CAD Š/2 61gloss withheld

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Notes

LGz. 533 compares Arabic šarḫ 'prime of youth' and Akkadian šarāḫu, and rejects the view that the Geez is a loanword. Not 877 *ŝVrVḫ- 'grow up; root'.

Updated 28 October 2026

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