*zirr-: 'border, edge, frame' 1, 'necklace' 2, 'button' 3

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*zirr-
Meaning	'border, edge, frame' 1, 'necklace' 2, 'button' 3
Basis	project

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	זֵר 1 (HALOT 279)	HALOT 279	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	זִירָא 1 (HALOT 279)	HALOT 279	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	zīrā 2 (HALOT 279)	HALOT 279	gloss withheld
Arabic	zirr 3 (HALOT 279)	HALOT 279	gloss withheld
Tigre	zer 3 (WTS 495b apud HALOT 279)	WTS 495b; HALOT 279	gloss withheld

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HALOT 279 queries a loan from Akkadian zirru 'reed hedge'.

Updated 4 November 2026