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

> Proto-Semitic *ṣVr-, 'press together, wrap; besiege, confine': reflexes in 8 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>) › [ṣ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/tsade/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-04.

## 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 |

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

## Notes

The noun 'bag, purse' is 3607.

## Linked from

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

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