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Arabic
ˀusrūˁ- - tendon de la jambe de la gazelle (gazelle leg tendon)
(BK 1 1082)
s instead of š is possibly due to contamination with Arb. surr- (and the like) ‘umbilical cord’.
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PS
*ŝVry/w/ˁ-, *ŝVry/ ˁ-ān-
- (Achilles) tendon; sinew, muscle (of leg)
(SED I No. 268)
A very difficult case (v. SED I).