*ṣry: 'to protect, guard; to decide'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*ṣry
Meaning	'to protect, guard; to decide'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ṣarā 'he protected, defended, guarded, or preserved him'; ṣarā bayna-humā 'he decided between them' (Lane 1686)	Lane 1686
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab ṣry; ṣtry (Biella 429); ṣry (SD 145)	Biella 429; SD 145	gloss withheld

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Notes

Lane 1685–1686 sets 'he protected' and 'he decided' among the senses of ṣarāhu 'he cut it off; repelled; prevented'. Cf. 568 *ṣVr- 'cut, split', which holds Syriac ṣry 'cut'.

Updated 26 October 2026

*ṣry: 'to protect, guard; to decide'

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