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

> Proto-Semitic *ŝrḫ, 'to be splendid, glorious; splendor, glory': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ŝrḫ |
| Meaning | 'to be splendid, glorious; splendor, glory' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | śəruḫ; śarḫ, śārḫ; śərrāḫe, śurāḫe (LGz. 533) | LGz. 533 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | šarāḫu A (AHw 1182); šurruḫu (CAD Š/2 36); šarḫu (CAD Š/2 61) | AHw 1182; CAD Š/2 36; CAD Š/2 61 | gloss 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'.

## Linked from

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

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