*trṣ: 'to be straight, right; to set straight'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*trṣ
Meaning	'to be straight, right; to set straight'
Basis	project

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Akkadian	tarāṣu B (AHw 1327); turruṣu (CAD T 215); tarṣu A (CAD T 241)	AHw 1327; CAD T 215; CAD T 241	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	traṣ 'to direct, make straight or right; to set straight, correct'; trīṣ 'straight, direct; upright, right, honest' (Payne Smith 622); tārūṣā 'one who directs, corrects'; trīṣāʾīt 'rightly, uprightly, straightforwardly; straight' (Payne Smith 620)	Payne Smith 622; Payne Smith 620

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

CAD keeps tarāṣu A 'to stretch, extend; to direct' (CAD T 208) apart. Not 1446 *yašar- 'straight'.

Updated 26 October 2026