# \*ŝVrVŝ-: 'root'

> Proto-Semitic *ŝVrVŝ-, 'root': reflexes in 21 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ŝVrVŝ- |
| Meaning | 'root' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 747 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | širš- |  |  |
| Akkadian | šurš- (CAD Š/3 363; AHw 1286) | CAD Š/3 363; AHw 1286 |  |
| Tigre | sǝr (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 68) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.2 no. 68 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | širša (MD 463) | MD 463 |  |
| Ugaritic | šrš (DULAT 832) | DULAT 832 |  |
| East Ethiopic | Wol sǝr |  |  |
| Geez | ŝǝrw (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 68) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.2 no. 68 |  |
| Gurage | Sod sǝr (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 68), Cha äsǝr | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.2 no. 68 |  |
| Biblical Aramaic | šōrēš (CAL s.v. šrš) | CAL s.v. šrš |  |
| Phoenician | šrš (T 332) | T 332 |  |
| Hebrew | šōräš (HALOT 1659) | HALOT 1659 |  |
| Amharic | sǝr (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 68) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.2 no. 68 |  |
| Harari | sǝr (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 68) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.2 no. 68 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | šerš- Br 810 |  |  |
| Gafat | sǝr |  |  |
| Aramaic | šrš (DNWSI 1195) | DNWSI 1195 |  |
| Argobba | šǝrit, sǝr |  |  |
| Tigrinya | sur (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 68) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.2 no. 68 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | šoršā, šūršā (HALOT 1659; DJPA 568a apud CAL) | HALOT 1659; DJPA 568a; CAL |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | šrs (HALOT 1659; Sabaweb lemma 5110) | HALOT 1659; Sabaweb lemma 5110 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | (?) si-li-sa-a, si-li-sa /ŠirŠay/ (= AN.KI) (VE 781; Krebernik 1983, 30) | VE 781; Krebernik 1983, 30 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Hajouz 2013, 729 reads VE 781 si-li-sa-a as /širšā(n)/ 'the two roots', nominative dual, where Krebernik 1983, 30 has /ŠirŠay/.

## Linked from

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

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