*zVʕVr-: 'be small'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*zVʕVr-
Meaning'be small'
BasisSED
SEDSEDonline semet 3076

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabiczʕr 'to be sparse, scanty (hair, feathers)' (Lane 1231)Lane 1231
Biblical Aramaiczǝʕērgloss withheld
Modern AramaicUrm zǝʕōr-
Syrian Aramaiczǝʕōr- (Payne Smith 118)Payne Smith 118
AramaicPal zʕwr, zeʕē(y)r (DJPA 179b apud CAL)DJPA 179b; CALgloss withheld
Ugariticủzʕrt (DULAT 132)DULAT 132gloss withheld

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Notes

Hebrew zāʕīr 'a little' < Aram? HAL 276. HALOT 277 compares Amarna zi-ir-ti (?), EA 127:34; Moran reads the gloss ṣí-ir-ti, Canaanite ṣūr 'to confine, besiege' (Moran 1992, 207, 208 n. 9).

Updated 22 October 2026

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