śrr / Semitic roots

Examples of words with the root śrr: Sarah.

śrr

Common Semitic noun *śarr-, prince, king.

1. Sarah, from Hebrew śārâ, princess, feminine of śar, prince.
2.
a. Sargon, from Hebrew sargôn, from Akkadian šarru-kīn, the king is true, legitimate, from šarru, king (kīn, true; see kwn);;
b. Belshazzar, from Hebrew bēlšaṣṣar, from Akkadian bēl-šar-uṣur, Bel protect the king, from šar, late form of šarru, king (bēl, Bel (Akkadian god), and uṣur, protect; see bʕl and nṯ̣r).

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