# \*śVrVr-: 'to be firm, fix firmly; to found'

> Proto-Semitic *śVrVr-, 'to be firm, fix firmly; to found': 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*śVrVr- |
| Meaning | 'to be firm, fix firmly; to found' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | śārara 'found' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root śrr |  |
| Tigre | mäsärät (LGz. 369) | LGz. 369 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | mäsärät (LGz. 369) | LGz. 369 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | mäsärät (LGz. 369) | LGz. 369 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | śrr (LGz. 535) | LGz. 535 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | šōrer (LGz. 535); šryr (DNWSI 1193); šrrt (DNWSI 1195); ʔšr (DNWSI 1194) | LGz. 535; DNWSI 1193; DNWSI 1195; DNWSI 1194 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | šarar (LGz. 535) | LGz. 535 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | särätä, särät (LGz. 535) | LGz. 535 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | \*šrr (HALOT 1657) | HALOT 1657 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | šᵉrar, šᵉrûr, šᵉrîrā (HALOT 1657) | HALOT 1657 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ŠRR, šarir(a), šrara (HALOT 1657) | HALOT 1657 |  |
| Ugaritic | šrr (HALOT 1657) | HALOT 1657 |  |
| Canaanite | EG SYLL ma=ša=ra=ra /\*mašarrira/ (Hoch 159) | Hoch 159 | gloss withheld |
| Emar | /širar/: name še-ra-ru (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 260) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 260 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.