# \*ṣrk: 'to need, lack'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣrk, 'to need, lack': 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 | \*ṣrk |
| Meaning | 'to need, lack' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | ṣrk (HALOT 1056) | HALOT 1056 |  |
| Hebrew | ṣryk; pB. ṣrk (HALOT 1056) | HALOT 1056 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ṣrek (Payne Smith 484); ṣarikā (HALOT 1056) | Payne Smith 484; HALOT 1056 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

HALOT 1056 also cites Ar. ḍaruka, whose ḍ does not answer Aram. ṣ.

## Linked from

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

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