# \*ṣḥr: 'to brand'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣḥr, 'to brand': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣḥr |
| Meaning | 'to brand' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1517 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | ṣəḥār (ML 361 apud SEDonline 1517) | ML 361; SEDonline 1517 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ṣaḥár (JL 238 apud SEDonline 1517) | JL 238; SEDonline 1517 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ṣóḥor (Kogan 2015, ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 98) | Kogan 2015 ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 98 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Proto-MSA \*ṣḥr 'to brand' (SEDonline 1517). From PWS \*ṣḥr 'to burn, to be burnt' (SEDonline 1582), cf. Ugr. ṣḥrr 'to be burnt, to roast' (Kogan 2015:569–570 apud SEDonline 1517). Cf. 2862 \*ṣVḥVr- 'be reddish'.

## Linked from

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

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