# \*ṣawʾar- {} \*c̣awʾar-: 'neck'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣawʾar- {} *c̣awʾar-, 'neck': reflexes in 9 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 | \*ṣawʾar- {} \*c̣awʾar- |
| Meaning | 'neck' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2213 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ṣawr- 'side, bank of a river, side of the neck' \[Lane 1744\] | Lane 1744 |  |
| Akkadian | (?) ṣawārum OAkk \[AHw 1087\]. | AHw 1087 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ṣaura \[DM 386\] | DM 386 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | ṣawwǝ(ʔ)r- (suff.) 'neck' (BDB 1109) | BDB 1109 |  |
| Hebrew | ṣawwā(ʔ)r (HALOT 1009) | HALOT 1009 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ṣawwǝ(ʔ)rā, ṣawwū(ʔ)rā \[Ja 1265\]; ṣwwr, det. ṣawrā \[DJPA 460a apud CAL\] | Ja 1265; DJPA 460a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ṣawrā 'neck, camel's hump, mountain ridge' \[Brock 625\] | Brock 625 |  |
| Aramaic | OFF ṣwr \[HJ 965\] | HJ 965 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ṣawwār (HALOT 1009) | HALOT 1009 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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