*ṣrp: 'silver'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*ṣrp
Meaning	'silver'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Akkadian	ṣarpu (CAD Ṣ 113; AHw 1086)	CAD Ṣ 113; AHw 1086	gloss withheld
Arabic	ṣarīf (Lane 1682); ṣarīf (Biella 430)	Lane 1682; Biella 430	gloss withheld
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab ṣrf (SD 144; Biella 430); Qat. ṣrf (Ricks 1982 s.v. ṣrfn)	SD 144; Biella 430; Ricks 1982 s.v. ṣrfn	gloss withheld
Eblaitic	sùr-bù-um, sùr-bí-im, sùr-ba-am₆ /ṣurp/; sùr-ba-núm /ṣurpān/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 223–224)	Sanmartín GlOS 2, 223–224	gloss withheld

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Notes

Noun of 1486 *ṣVrVp- 'burn' (Akkadian ṣarāpu; Hebrew ṣārap 'to smelt, refine'): CAD Ṣ 113 enters ṣarpu as an adjective 'refined; silver', and Biella 430 compares Hebrew ṣārap. Sab ṣrf 'silver incense' (SD 144 '?'; Biella 430 '(?)') is another noun. Not 373 *kasp- 'silver'.

Updated 26 October 2026

*ṣrp: 'silver'

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