*ṣVr-: 'press together, wrap; besiege, confine'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*ṣVr-
Meaning	'press together, wrap; besiege, confine'
Basis	reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected
SED	SEDonline semet 1575

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ṣrr (Lane 1671); ṣirār 'the thing with which a she-camel's udder is bound' (Lane 1672)	Lane 1671; Lane 1672
Punic	mṣrm (Krahmalkov 305)	Krahmalkov 305	gloss withheld
Hebrew	ṣwr; ṣarar (BDB 864); ṣar (HALOT 1052)	BDB 864; HALOT 1052; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṣrr	gloss withheld
Aramaic	ṣwr; ṢRR (Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 976)	Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 976; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṣrr	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	ṣūr (HALOT 1015)	HALOT 1015	gloss withheld
Mandaic Aramaic	ṢUR, ṢRR (HALOT 1015)	HALOT 1015
Syrian Aramaic	ṣar 'tie up, bind fast' (Payne Smith 483)	Payne Smith 483
Canaanite	ṣí-ir-ti /ṣ-w-r/ (gloss to la ma-ṣa-kú, EA 127:34) (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 224)	Sanmartín GlOS 2, 224	gloss withheld

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Notes

The noun 'bag, purse' is 3607.

Updated 4 November 2026

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