# \*zḫr: 'to swell, be full; to boast'

> Proto-Semitic *zḫr, 'to swell, be full; to boast': 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>) › [Z](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/z/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*zḫr |
| Meaning | 'to swell, be full; to boast' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | zaḫara 'became full; rose (sea); he boasted' (Lane 1222); zāḫara 'he vied with him in boasting' (Lane 1222) | Lane 1222 |  |
| Geez | zaḫara, zəḫra; tazaḫara; zəḫur (LGz. 635) | LGz. 635 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | (tä)zäḥarä (LGz. 635) | LGz. 635 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Not 67 \*zah(V)r- 'elite' or 759 \*zahVr- 'flower' (Arabic zahr, with h).

## Linked from

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

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