# \*ŝₓar-: 'be bad' 1, 'enemy' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ŝₓar-, 'be bad' 1, 'enemy' 2: reflexes in 4 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ŝₓar- |
| Meaning | 'be bad' 1, 'enemy' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 934 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | šrr u/a/i,4 1 (Lane 1524) | Lane 1524 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic śr 1 (Al-Jallad 2026, 142) | Al-Jallad 2026 142 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | šrr 2 (DULAT 832) | DULAT 832 | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | ša-ru, ša-ra, pl. ša-(a-)ru-tu, ša-ru-te, ša-ru-ta /šār/ 2 (EA) (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 266) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 266 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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