ש־ר־בش ر ب

š-r-b “to drink”

Arabic šariba 'to drink' gave šarāb 'a drink', the pharmacists' syrup, and šarba, which through Persian and Turkish šerbet became sherbet (and, through Italian, sorbet). The Hebrew letters only transcribe the Arabic root.

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Today2 of 2 words have reached English

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Words from this root 2

syrupArabic → Medieval Latin → Old French → Middle English → English
sherbetArabic → Persian → Ottoman Turkish → English

Relatives outside the atlas

Arabic	شَرِبَ	šariba	“to drink”
Arabic	شَرَاب	šarāb	“drink, beverage; wine”
Arabic	مَشْرُوب	mašrūb	“a drink”
Persian	شربت	šarbat	“sweet drink”
Italian	sorbetto	sorbetto	“sorbet”