ሶር

Ge'ez

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṯawr- (bull, ox).

Noun

ሶር • (sorm (plural አስዋር)

  1. ox
  2. bull

Declension

References

Tigre

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ṯawr- (bull, ox).

Noun

ሶር • (sor) (plural አስዋር (ʾäswar), and አስዋራት (ʾäswarat))

  1. ox
  2. (derogatory) gelding, castrate

Etymology 2

Cognate to or borrowed from Arabic سُور (sūr, wall, mure).

Noun

ሶር • (sor) (plural አስዋር (ʾäswar), and አስዋራት (ʾäswarat))

  1. wall, mure

References

  • Littmann, Enno, Höfner, Maria (1962) “ሶር”, in Wörterbuch der Tigrē-Sprache. Tigrē—Deutsch—Englisch (Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission der Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur; XI)‎[1], Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag GmbH, page 193a

Tigrinya

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṯawr- (bull, ox).

Noun

ሶር • (sor)

  1. castrated goat