Proto-Semitic root
*ḳyš
‘to give as a present’ 1, ‘gift’ 2, ‘generous’ 3
di Mino’s gloss: to give freely; gift
Record 3843 ↗ · Basis: kaphtor
In Linear A2 entries
Notes
HALOT 1100 compares the Hebrew name Qîš, ‘given as a present’, with the Akkadian names on qiāšu.
Reflexes3 languages
East Semitic2
- Akkadianqâšu (qiāšu) 1 (CAD Q 156)qīštu 2 (CAD Q 275)qīšu 2 (CAD Q 280)gloss withheld
- EblaiticḳayS, ḳīS 2: names kas-ar, kas-ba-ni /ḳayS=bānī/, ga-a-ša, gi-iš-dam, ka-sa-bí-bir₅ /ḳayS=ʾabbīr/, ki-sa-ʔà-LUM /ḳīS=a=harr=/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 364)ḳīSat 2: names gi-sa-du, gi-ša-du, ki-sa-du (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 364)ḳayyāS 3: name ga-a-ša (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 364)gloss withheld
Northwest Semitic1
- AmoriteQJŠ, B jaqīš 1qīšum, fem. qīštum 2 (Gelb AS 21, 29)gloss withheld
† Gloss withheld: the cited dictionary’s licence is closed, so its form and page stand without its gloss.