# \*qāt- 'hand'

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

- Author's gloss: hand; charge, care
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/q/S87_hand.md

## In Linear A

- [KA-TI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KA-TI/index.md>) (Qāti): personal name Qāti 'Hand'; rivals Gattī 'the man of the press, the Gittite', Qəhātî 'Kohathite', Kittî 'Kittian'
- [QE-TI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/QE-TI/index.md>) (qāti): in the charge of (list heading); Akk. qātu 'hand; charge'

## Notes

OLA80 15.8. East Semitic qāt- 'hand' corresponds to West Cushitic (Omotic) kuč-/kis- 'hand, arm'. Demonstrates t > č palatalization in Cushitic branch.

## Reflexes: East Semitic

- Akkadian: qātum (Huehnergard 1997 GAk, 514; OLA80 §15.8) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Beyond Semitic

- West Cushitic: Omotic kuč-, kis- (OLA80 §15.8) (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.