Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/ṣ*ṣawʾar- {} *c̣awʾar-: 'neck' Root FieldValueReconstruction*ṣawʾar- {} *c̣awʾar-Meaning'neck'BasisSEDSEDSEDonline semet 2213 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteArabicṣawr- 'side, bank of a river, side of the neck' [Lane 1744]Lane 1744Akkadian(?) ṣawārum OAkk [AHw 1087].AHw 1087gloss withheldMandaic Aramaicṣaura [DM 386]DM 386gloss withheldBiblical Aramaicṣawwǝ(ʔ)r- (suff.) 'neck' (BDB 1109)BDB 1109Hebrewṣawwā(ʔ)r (HALOT 1009)HALOT 1009gloss withheldJudaic Aramaicṣawwǝ(ʔ)rā, ṣawwū(ʔ)rā [Ja 1265]; ṣwwr, det. ṣawrā [DJPA 460a apud CAL]Ja 1265; DJPA 460a; CALgloss withheldSyrian Aramaicṣawrā 'neck, camel's hump, mountain ridge' [Brock 625]Brock 625AramaicOFF ṣwr [HJ 965]HJ 965gloss withheldGeezṣawwār (HALOT 1009)HALOT 1009 A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageṣ