*ṣrr: 'lizard'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*ṣrr
Meaning	'lizard'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Akkadian	ṣurīrītu, ṣurārītu, ṣurīrittu (CAD Ṣ 256; AHw 1113); ṣurāru, ṣurīrû (CAD Ṣ 254)	CAD Ṣ 256; AHw 1113; CAD Ṣ 254	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	ṣrūrītā 'eft, newt; poisonous lizard' (Payne Smith 484); 'stellio, small lizard' (Brock. 636)	Payne Smith 484; Brock. 636

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Notes

Akkadian from OAkk. (the name Šu-Ṣurarītim) and OB on (CAD Ṣ 256). Brock. 636 sets Syriac ṣrūrītā beside Akkadian ṣurārū, ṣurārittu (after Holma, ZA 28, 154) and files it under ṣrr 'to bind' (1484). Syriac ṣ points to *ṣ. Not 3607 *ṣrr 'bag, purse'.

Updated 26 October 2026

*ṣrr: 'lizard'

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