# \*ṣrp: 'silver'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣrp, 'silver': 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 2026-10-26.

## 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'.

## Linked from

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

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