# \*ṯVġVr-: 'break'

> Proto-Semitic *ṯVġVr-, 'break': reflexes in 11 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṯVġVr- |
| Meaning | 'break' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | saʿara 'remove' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṯġr |  |
| Arabic | ṯaġara 'break' (Lane 338) | Lane 338 |  |
| Soqotri | (y)hoʾor (root šʿr) (LGz. 481) | LGz. 481 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | təraʿ (LGz. 481; Payne Smith 621) | LGz. 481; Payne Smith 621 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | säʿara (LGz. 481) | LGz. 481 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | säʿarä (LGz. 481) | LGz. 481 |  |
| Amharic | šärä (LGz. 481) | LGz. 481 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | šärä (LGz. 481) | LGz. 481 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | šāra (LGz. 481) | LGz. 481 |  |
| Hebrew | \*šʿr (HALOT 1614) | HALOT 1614 |  |
| Eblaitic | /ṯ-ġ-r/: D lu-sa-ir-su /lā=yuṯaġġir=/; names iš₁₁-ar, iš₁₁-a-rúm, iš₁₁-ar-ì, iš₁₁-ar-da-mu (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 318) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 318 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Nouns 'breach, gap' in two formations: Syriac tūrʿā (Payne Smith 608), Arabic ṯaġr, ṯuġrat (Lane 338).

## Linked from

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

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