# \*ṯ̣Vhar-: 'midday, afternoon' 1, 'be evident' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ṯ̣Vhar-, 'midday, afternoon' 1, 'be evident' 2: reflexes in 10 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṯ̣Vhar- |
| Meaning | 'midday, afternoon' 1, 'be evident' 2 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1183 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ẓuhr- 'noon hour' \[BK 2 145-6\] 1, ẓhr \[-a-\] 2; ẓahara 'it appeared; became apparent, manifest, plain, or evident' 2 (Lane 1926) | BK 2 145-6; Lane 1926 |  |
| Mehri | ḏ̣ahr \[JM 83\] 1 | JM 83 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ḍuhr and ḏ̣uhr \[LS 361\] 1 | LS 361 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ḏ̣ahr \[JH 29\] 1 | JH 29 | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | Moab ʕd hṣhrm \[HJ 964\] 1 | HJ 964 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ḏ̣óhur \[JJ 48\] 1 | JJ 48 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ṣohŏrayim (HALOT 1008) 1 | HALOT 1008 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ṭihărā 'midday' \[Ja 530\] 1 | Ja 530 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ṭahrā 'midday, noon' \[Brock 269\] | Brock 269 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ẓhr (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 144) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 144 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

The MSA forms with meaning 2 are likely Arabisms: Mehri ḏ̣ahar 2, Soqotri ṭahar 2.

## Linked from

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

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