# \*kaʾs- 'vessel for beer' 1, 'bowl' 2

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

- Author's gloss: cup, goblet, drinking bowl
- SED semet 253
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/k/297_vessel_for_beer_1_bowl_2.md

## In Linear A

- [\*406VAS+KE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/*406VAS~2BKE/index.md>) (kās): cup, drinking vessel—commodity ideogram for a specific vessel type, with KE phonetic complement indicating initial syllable of Semitic \*kaʾs-

## Reflexes: East Semitic

- Akkadian: kâsu 1; kāsu 2 (CAD K 253) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Hebrew: kōs 2
- Aramaic: ks 'cup' [Anderson–Moser 2024 root kās]
- Ugaritic: ks 'cup' [Anderson–Moser 2024 root kās]
- Judaic Aramaic: kāsā (HALOT 466)
- Syrian Aramaic: kāsā (HALOT 466)
- Phoenician: ks (DNWSI 521) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Arabic

- Arabic: kaʔs- 2

## Reflexes: Ethiopic and Modern South Arabian

- Tigre: kas (HALOT 466)

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