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Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ḳaraṣ-

This Proto-Semitic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Semitic

Verb

*ḳaraṣ-

  1. to poke, to prick

Descendants
  • East Semitic:
    • Akkadian: 𒋺 (karāṣu, garāṣu, ḫarāṣu, qarāṣu, “to nip off”)
  • Central Semitic:
    • Arabic: قَرَصَ‎ (qaraṣa, “to pinch”)
    • Arabic: قَرَضَ‎ (qaraḍa, “to cut, to gnaw”)
    • Aramaic:
      Classical Syriac: ܩܪܰܨ‎ (qeṣr, “to pinch”)
    • Ugaritic: 𐎖𐎗𐎕 (qrṣ, “to shape clay into an effigy”)
  • South Semitic:
    • Amharic: ቀረጸ (ḳäräṣä, “to incise”)
    • Ge'ez: ቀረጸ (ḳäräṣä, “to incise”)
      • Tigrinya: ቀረጸ (ḳäräṣä, “to incise”)
  • → Old Armenian: կրծեմ (krcem, “to gnaw”) (perhaps)

Further reading
  • Leslau, Wolf (1991) Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 444b
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