# \*ṣaprir-: 'flower'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣaprir-, 'flower': reflexes in 4 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣaprir- |
| Meaning | 'flower' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1520 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | ṣəfrīr (ML 359 apud SEDonline 1520) | ML 359; SEDonline 1520 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ṣəfrér (JL 236 apud SEDonline 1520) | JL 236; SEDonline 1520 | gloss withheld |
| Modern South Arabian | Bathari ṣefrír, ṣefrīr (Gasparini - Morris 2025 96 apud SEDonline 1520) | SEDonline 1520 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ṣáfrər (Kogan 2015, ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 101) | Kogan 2015 ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 101 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Proto-MSA \*ṣaprir- 'flower' (SEDonline 1520).

## Linked from

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

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