# \*ṣVrVḫ-: 'shout' 1, 'aid, succour' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ṣVrVḫ-, 'shout' 1, 'aid, succour' 2: reflexes in 17 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 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣVrVḫ- |
| Meaning | 'shout' 1, 'aid, succour' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ṣaraḫa 'cried' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṣrḫ |  |
| Aramaic | ṢRḤ 'cry' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṣrḫ |  |
| Geez | ṣarḫa 'cry' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṣrḫ |  |
| Hebrew | ṣaraḥ 'cry' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṣrḫ |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ṢRK, ṢRA (HALOT 1055) | HALOT 1055 |  |
| Akkadian | ṣarāḫu(m) (HALOT 1055; AHw 1083); ṣarāḫu B; Š (CAD Ṣ 99); ṣarḫu B (CAD Ṣ 110) | HALOT 1055; AHw 1083; CAD Ṣ 99; CAD Ṣ 110 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. ṣrḫ (HALOT 1055; Sabaweb lemma 5211) | HALOT 1055; Sabaweb lemma 5211 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ṣəraḥ (HALOT 1055) | HALOT 1055 |  |
| Mehri | ṣōreḫ (LGz. 563) | LGz. 563 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ṣärḥa (LGz. 563) | LGz. 563 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ṣärḥe, č̣ärrəḥe (LGz. 563) | LGz. 563 |  |
| Argobba | ṭärraha (LGz. 563) | LGz. 563 |  |
| Harari | ṭäräḥa (LGz. 563) | LGz. 563 |  |
| Amharic | ṭärra (LGz. 563) | LGz. 563 |  |
| Gurage | ṭärra (LGz. 563) | LGz. 563 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʾṣrḫ 1; ṣrḫ 2 (Al-Jallad 2026, 149) | Al-Jallad 2026 149 | gloss withheld |
| Emar | ṣi-ra-ḫi /ṣiraḫū̆/ 1 (Pentiuc 2001, 163) | Pentiuc 2001 163 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.