ሥር

Amharic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šurš-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɨr/

Noun

ሥር • (sər) ?

1. root (also figurative)
2. bottom, base
3. vein, artery, tendon and similar (and also figuratively)

Postposition

ሥር • (sər)

1. underneath, below

References

• Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, pages 482b–484a

Harari

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šurš-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɨ̘r/

Noun

ሥር (sər)

1. root
2. bottom, base
3. proximity, close environ