# \*zVbVr-: 'prune'

> Proto-Semitic *zVbVr-, 'prune': 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*zVbVr- |
| Meaning | 'prune' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | zabara 'break' (Dillmann 1865 (TraCES/ERC digitization, CC BY-SA-NC 4.0)) | Dillmann 1865 (TraCES/ERC digitization, CC BY-SA-NC 4.0); Anderson–Moser 2024 root zbr |  |
| Ugaritic | zbr (Tropper UG 106) | Tropper UG 106 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | zabbara (HALOT 274); zabara (LGz. 631) | HALOT 274; LGz. 631 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | zmr (HALOT 274) | HALOT 274 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | II zāmar, nif. (HALOT 274) | HALOT 274 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.