# \*ṣVrVḥ-: 'room'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣVrVḥ-, 'room': reflexes in 6 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣVrVḥ- |
| Meaning | 'room' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | ṣərḥ 'chamber' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṣrḥ |  |
| Hebrew | ṣəriᵃḥ (LGz. 563) | LGz. 563 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | ṣərīḥā (LGz. 563) | LGz. 563 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ṣərḥi (LGz. 563) | LGz. 563 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ṣrḥ, ṣrḥt (Biella 428) | Biella 428 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | za-ra ba-tum (= Sum. ÙR) /ṣarḥ/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 222) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 222 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Arabic ṣarḥ 'tower, any lofty building' is from Geez (LGz. 563).

## Linked from

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

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