- ṣr
- cṣrDefinition: West Semitic, to press. restrain, retain. 1. Shemini Atzereth, from Hebrew căṣeret, assembly, gathering, from cāṣar, to retain. 2. alizarin, probably from Arabic al-cuṣāra, the juice, from caṣara, to squeeze.
The American Heritage dictionary of the English language. 2015.