# \*ḳVw- 'remain' 1, 'wait' 2

A Proto-Semitic root the Linear A Lexicon's readings rest on.

- Author's gloss: to wait, hope; remain
- SED semet 1792
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/q/1678_remain_1_wait_2.md

## In Linear A

- [JA-KU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/JA-KU/index.md>) (Yaqū): personal name, Amorite type (yaqtul of QWJ)
- [JA-KU-TI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/JA-KU-TI/index.md>) (Yaqūti): personal name, Amorite type: base JA-KU with -TI
- [KO-JA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KO-JA/index.md>) (Qōya): personal name, Amorite type (quwy- 'wait for, hope'); rival 'be strong'

## Reflexes: East Semitic

- Akkadian: qāʾu 2

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Hebrew: qwy 2
- Syrian Aramaic: qwʔ 1, 2

## Reflexes: Epigraphic South Arabian

- Epigraphic South Arabian: Sab qyw 2 (SD 112; Sabaweb lemma 4841) (gloss withheld)

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit 50525edd.