# \*wVṣVr-: 'form'

> Proto-Semitic *wVṣVr-, 'form': 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 | \*wVṣVr- |
| Meaning | 'form' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | eṣēru 'draw' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root wṣr |  |
| Punic | yṣr 'shape' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root wṣr |  |
| Ugaritic | yṣr (HALOT 428); /yāṣiru/ (UVST 134) | HALOT 428; UVST 134 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ṣwr, \*ṣūrā, ṣīr (HALOT 1015, 1017, 1024); yōṣēr (HALOT 403, 429); yēṣer (HALOT 429) | HALOT 1015, 1017, 1024; HALOT 403, 429; HALOT 429 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | ṣwr, ṣyr, Palm. ṣwrh (HALOT 1015, 1016, 1017) | HALOT 1015, 1016, 1017 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ṣār, ṣayyārā, ṣūrtā, ṣīrā (HALOT 1016, 1017, 1024) | HALOT 1016, 1017, 1024 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ṢUR, ṣuria (HALOT 1016, 1017) | HALOT 1016, 1017 |  |
| Arabic | ṣwr, ṣūrat (HALOT 1016, 1017) | HALOT 1016, 1017 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. ṣwr (HALOT 1017; Sabaweb lemma 5230) | HALOT 1017; Sabaweb lemma 5230 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | yṣr (Huffmon APNM 214) | Huffmon APNM 214 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | wa-zi-lu-um /wāṣirum/ (VE 1012; Krebernik 1983, 36) | VE 1012; Krebernik 1983, 36 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ṣr (Al-Jallad 2026, 149) | Al-Jallad 2026 149 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Phoen. yṣr 'potter' (DNWSI 644), apud SEDonline 2016, an areal \*yṣr 'to fashion (pottery)'.

## Linked from

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

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