# \*ṣVɣVr-: 'be small' 1, 'young servant, boy' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ṣVɣVr-, 'be small' 1, 'young servant, boy' 2: reflexes in 15 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 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣVɣVr- |
| Meaning | 'be small' 1, 'young servant, boy' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3075 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ṣaɣīr- 'small, insignificant, young' (Lane 1692) | Lane 1692 |  |
| Akkadian | ṣe/aḫr- (AHw 1088), ṣiḫr- CAD; ṣeḫēru (CAD Ṣ 120); ṣiḫru (CAD Ṣ 179) | AHw 1088; CAD Ṣ 120; CAD Ṣ 179 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | sa-ḫu-ru₁₂-um /ṣaɣur/ 2 (= SA.ḪUR) (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 215) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 215 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ṣɣr; s/śġr 2 (DULAT 744) | DULAT 744 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Arabic | Mec ṣaɣiyr |  |  |
| Hebrew | ṣʕw/yr; ṣāʕar (HALOT 1043) | HALOT 1043 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | ṣɣr (Sabaweb lemma 5182); ṣɣr 1 (SD 141) | Sabaweb lemma 5182; SD 141 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ṣʕr |  | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ṣǝʕīr-, ṣǝʕar |  | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ṢAR, ṢUR (HALOT 1043) | HALOT 1043 |  |
| Jibbali | s̃əṣɣér (JL 237 apud SEDonline 1578) | JL 237; SEDonline 1578 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | ṣʕr (DULAT 769; HALOT 1041); ṣʿrnm (Krahmalkov 418) | DULAT 769; HALOT 1041; Krahmalkov 418 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | ṣʿrt (Krahmalkov 418) | Krahmalkov 418 | gloss withheld |
| Emar | ma-aṣ-ḫa-ra-ta /maṣǵaratu/ (Pentiuc 2001, 116) | Pentiuc 2001 116 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ṣġr (Al-Jallad 2026, 147) | Al-Jallad 2026 147 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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