# \*ṣarṣar-: 'grasshopper, locust'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣarṣar-, 'grasshopper, locust': 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣarṣar- |
| Meaning | 'grasshopper, locust' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2511 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ṣarṣar-, ṣurṣur-, ṣurṣūr- 'cricket' \[BK 1 1330\], \[Fr. II 493\], \[Lane 1673\], \[LA IV 455\], ṣarrār- 'cricket chirping by night' \[Fr. II 490\], \[Lane 1673\], \[LA IV 455\]. | BK 1 1330; Fr. II 493; Lane 1673; LA IV 455; Fr. II 490 |  |
| Akkadian | ṣarṣaru (ṣāṣiru) SB, NB \[CAD ṣ 115\], OB on \[AHw. 1086\] | CAD ṣ 115; AHw. 1086 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | pB. ṣarṣūr 'cricket' \[Ja. 1305\], \[Levy WTM IV 223\]. | Ja. 1305; Levy WTM IV 223 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | ṣarṣǝrā \[Ja. 1305\], \[Levy WTM IV 223\], ṣrṣr \[DJPA 471a apud CAL\]. | Ja. 1305; Levy WTM IV 223; DJPA 471a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ṣarṣūrā 'a kind of locust' \[Brock. 639\], \[PS 3438\], ṣēṣǝrā 'cricket' \[Brock. 636\], \[PS 3437\] (also ṣaṣṣūrā). | Brock. 639; PS 3438; Brock. 636; PS 3437 |  |
| Eblaitic | ṣa-ṣa-ru₁₀-um (SED II 278) | SED II 278 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | NSyr. ṣiṣrâ, ṣerṣûrâ; JNA ṣīṣ-irka (SED II 278) | SED II 278 |  |
| Aramaic | ṣrṣrʿ, ṣlṣlʾ (HALOT 1031) | HALOT 1031 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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