# \*ḳVlVw- 'roast'

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

- Author's gloss: to roast, parch; parched grain
- SED semet 805
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/q/798_roast.md

## In Linear A

- [QA-RA₂-WA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/QA-RA~E2~82~82-WA/index.md>) (qalwa): parched (roasted) grain; rival Ugaritic qrwn 'offering'
- [QE-RA₂-U](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/QE-RA~E2~82~82-U/index.md>) (qelwu): parched (roasted) grain

## Reflexes: East Semitic

- Akkadian: qalû
- Eblaitic: ḳalwat: ga-a-tum (= Sum. ŠE.GIBIL₄) (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 346) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Mandaic Aramaic: ḳla (gloss withheld)
- Hebrew: qālā (HALOT 1101) (gloss withheld)
- Judaic Aramaic: qəlā (HALOT 1101)
- Syrian Aramaic: qəlā (HALOT 1101)
- Canaanite: EG SYLL qa=ra /*qālē/ (Hoch 293); EG SYLL m=ga=-r, ma₅=qu /*maqala/ (Hoch 170–171) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Arabic

- Arabic: qlw [-i-, -u-] (Lane 2993)

## Reflexes: Ethiopic and Modern South Arabian

- Geez: qalawa 'roast' (Dillmann 03209) [Anderson–Moser 2024 root qlw]
- Soqotri: qale (LGz. 431)
- Jibbali: məḳlét (Rubin 2014 665) (gloss withheld)
- Tigrinya: qäläwä (LGz. 431)
- Tigre: qäla (qly) (LGz. 431)
- Amharic: qʷälla (LGz. 431) (gloss withheld)
- Argobba: qʷälla (LGz. 431) (gloss withheld)
- Gafat: qollä (LGz. 431)
- Harari: qala [LHar 123] (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.