# \*ŝahr-: 'new moon'

> Proto-Semitic *ŝahr-, 'new moon': reflexes in 14 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 | \*ŝahr- |
| Meaning | 'new moon' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 906 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | šahr- (Lane 1612) | Lane 1612 |  |
| Soqotri | ŝeher; ŝɛ́hɛr (SLOnline 7472) | SLOnline 7472 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | sira |  |  |
| Geez | ŝahr (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 57) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 57 |  |
| Jibbali | ŝehǝr |  |  |
| Aramaic | sahar- |  |  |
| Hebrew | śahᵃrōn (OLA80 §29.38) | OLA80 §29.38 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | sahᵃrā (HALOT 744) | HALOT 744 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. šhr (HALOT 1311; Sabaweb lemma 2671) | HALOT 1311; Sabaweb lemma 2671 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | sahrā (HALOT 1311) | HALOT 1311 |  |
| Amorite | \*ŝahr (Golinets 2025, 888) | Golinets 2025 888 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | ŝēhər (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 57) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 57 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic śhr (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 125); Dadanitic śhr (Al-Jallad 2026, 139) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 125; Al-Jallad 2026 139 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | sa-ʔà-lum, ⸢sa⸣-ʔà-a-um /śah(a)rum/ (VE 1135; Krebernik 1983, 40) | VE 1135; Krebernik 1983, 40 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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