# \*wVŝVr-: 'saw'

> Proto-Semitic *wVŝVr-, 'saw': reflexes in 12 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*wVŝVr- |
| Meaning | 'saw' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 528 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | y/wšr 1 (Lane 2944) | Lane 2944 |  |
| Mehri | wuŝor |  |  |
| Geez | wšr; masarsar (LGz. 514) | LGz. 514 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ʔŝr |  |  |
| Hebrew | maśśôr (HALOT 640); śūr (HALOT 1313) | HALOT 640; HALOT 1313 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | msr; masrā (HALOT 640; DJBA 693a apud CAL) | HALOT 640; DJBA 693a; CAL |  |
| Tigre | šäršära (LGz. 621) | LGz. 621 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | šäršärä (LGz. 621) | LGz. 621 |  |
| Amharic | šäräššärä (LGz. 621) | LGz. 621 |  |
| Akkadian | šaššāru (šeššēru, šuššāru, šaršāru) (CAD Š/2 174; AHw 1198) | CAD Š/2 174; AHw 1198 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | masārā 'a saw' (Payne Smith 247, 283) | Payne Smith 247, 283 |  |
| Eblaitic | sar-sa-rúm /šaršārum/ (VE 766, Kogan–Krebernik 2021b: 684 apud SEDonline 1867) | VE 766, Kogan–Krebernik 2021b: 684; SEDonline 1867 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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