śrb / Semitic roots

Examples of words with the root śrb: sherbet, shrub, syrup.

śrb

West Semitic, to drink, absorb.

a. sherbet, sorbet, from Arabic šarba, a sip, drink;;
b. shrub2, from Arabic šurb, a drinking, drink;;
c. syrup, from Arabic šarāb, a drink, beverage. a-c all from Arabic šariba, to drink.
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