# \*ṣV\[ʕ\]Vr-: 'snake'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣV[ʕ]Vr-, 'snake': reflexes in 3 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣV\[ʕ\]Vr- |
| Meaning | 'snake' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1584 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | ṣēru (AHw 1093) | AHw 1093 |  |
| Eblaitic | za-rí-um /ṢāriHum/ (VE 740); a-za-ra(-ra)-rí-tum (VE 741) (Krebernik 1983, 28); zi-lu-um /ṣirH/: the constellation Snake (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 222); ṣé-er-tum /ṣert/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 222) | VE 740; VE 741; Krebernik 1983, 28; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 222 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ṣarʾu: ṣa-ar-ú = ṣe-\[ru\] (Malku V 53) (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 222) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 222 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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