# \*ṯVfVr-at-: 'dung pellet'

> Proto-Semitic *ṯVfVr-at-, 'dung pellet': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṯVfVr-at- |
| Meaning | 'dung pellet' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1548 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | ṯəfərīt (ML 416 apud SEDonline 1548) | ML 416; SEDonline 1548 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ṯfírét (JL 283 apud SEDonline 1548) | JL 283; SEDonline 1548 | gloss withheld |
| Modern South Arabian | Bathari ṯfərēt (Gasparini - Morris 2025 91 apud SEDonline 1548) | SEDonline 1548 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | tfɛ́re (Kogan 2015, ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 126) | Kogan 2015 ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 126 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Proto-MSA \*ṯVfVr-at- 'dung pellet' (SEDonline 1548). Likely related to Tgr. šəfər 'manure, dung' (WTS 230); further cognates are uncertain (SED I No. 282) (Kogan 2015:575 apud SEDonline 1548). Cf. 2038 \*ṯapr- 'perineum; vagina; anus'.

## Linked from

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

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