# \*karVt- 'to cut, cut off; make a covenant'

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

- Author's gloss: to cut, sever; make a covenant
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/add28e9473c07931be80fd0b364181739fc5519a/wiki/semitic-roots/k/2766_to_cut_cut_off_make_a_covenant.md

## In Linear A

- [KI-RE-TA-NA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KI-RE-TA-NA/index.md>) (Kretan): Cretan (gentilic: 'of Crete')
- [KI-RE-TA₂](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KI-RE-TA~E2~82~82/index.md>) (Kirēta / Kret): Kret (eponym of Crete)
- [KI-RI-TA₂](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KI-RI-TA~E2~82~82/index.md>) (Kirīta): Kret (variant spelling)

## Reflexes: East Semitic

- Akkadian: karātu (CAD K 215) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Phoenician: krt (Krahmalkov 243); krt (T 149) (gloss withheld)
- Hebrew: kārat (HALOT 500) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Ethiopic and Modern South Arabian

- Tigre: kartata (HALOT 500)
- Tigrinya: karata (HALOT 500)

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.