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

> Proto-Semitic *zirr-, 'border, edge, frame' 1, 'necklace' 2, 'button' 3: reflexes in 5 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

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

## Reflexes

| 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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## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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