# \*wšr: 'to release, let go, set free'

> Proto-Semitic *wšr, 'to release, let go, set free': reflexes in 3 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>) › [W](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/w/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*wšr |
| Meaning | 'to release, let go, set free' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eblaitic | D nu-wa-sa-ra-si /nuwaSSar=am=Si/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 360); /maSSur, waSSur/: names ma-šu-lu, wa-su-lum (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 360) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 360 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | uššuru (wuššuru, muššuru) (CAD U/W 310) | CAD U/W 310 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | yšr C (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 360) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 360 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

- [W](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/w/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.