śrp / Semitic roots

Examples of words with the root śrp: seraph, sherif.

śrp1

To burn.

seraph, back-formation from plural seraphim, from Hebrew śərāpîm, plural of śārāp, fiery serpent, seraph, from śārap, to burn.

śrp2

Arabic root, to be noble, highborn.

sherif, from Arabic šarīf, noble, highborn, from šarufa, to be noble, highborn.

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