naṣāru  [URU₃ : ]  (vb. a/u)

[Army → Military]

G. to guard, protect , to defend , to safeguard ; to watch , to beware of , to cherish , to preserve / conserve + , to prize , to treasure , to be careful ; to obey Gt. to be careful, on one's guard Š. to make guard Št. to be on the alert N. to be protected ; naṣāru : conservation + ; adê naṣāru : to keep a treat ; ramanšu naṣāru : to fend for oneself , to take care of oneself ;

Cf. maṣṣartu, maṣṣarūtu, nāṣiru, niṣirtu, bēt niṣirti, nuṣrum

See also : ḫarādu, eṭāru (1), ezābu, madālu

Comparison with other Semitic languages :

• Proto-Semitic : ^*naθ̣ār
• Arabic : naẓara  نَظَرَ "to look"
• Syriac : nṭar  ܢܛܲܪ "to watch"
• Hebrew : nāṣar  נָצַר "to preserve"
• Ugaritic : nẓr  

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