# \*ṣrb: 'to cut' 1, 'to reap, harvest; autumn harvest' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ṣrb, 'to cut' 1, 'to reap, harvest; autumn harvest' 2: reflexes in 10 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 | \*ṣrb |
| Meaning | 'to cut' 1, 'to reap, harvest; autumn harvest' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ṣrb(m) 2 (Biella 427); ṣrb-t (LGz. 563) | Biella 427; LGz. 563 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ṣaraba (CDG 563 apud SEDonline 1919) | CDG 563; SEDonline 1919 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ṣérob (LS 357 apud SEDonline 1919) | LS 357; SEDonline 1919 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ṣaraba (LGz. 563) | LGz. 563 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ṣäräbä (LGz. 563) | LGz. 563 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ṣärba (LGz. 563) | LGz. 563 |  |
| Amharic | ṭärräbä (LGz. 563) | LGz. 563 |  |
| Gurage | ṭärräbä (LGz. 563) | LGz. 563 |  |
| Argobba | ṭärräba (LGz. 563) | LGz. 563 |  |
| Gafat | ṣärräbä (LGz. 563) | LGz. 563 |  |

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## Notes

PWS \*ṣrb 'to cut' (Kogan 2015: 575 apud SEDonline 1919). Cf. 3101 \*ṯ̣arb- 'piece of wood'. Biella 427 compares Modern Yemeni Arabic ṣorāb 'autumn harvest', ṣarab/yuṣrub 'reap, harvest'.

## Linked from

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

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