kry, kirāʾ-: 'to hire; hire' 1, 'to purchase, buy' 2

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	kirāʔ-; akrā 'to let on hire', iktarā 'to hire, take on hire', karīy- 'one who lets on hire' 1 (Lane 3000)	Lane 3000
Punic	N.Pu. ykry 2 (T 149)	T 149	gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic kry 1 (Al-Jallad 2026, 83)	Al-Jallad 2026 83	gloss withheld
Hebrew	כרה qal 2 (HALOT 497)	HALOT 497	gloss withheld
Eblaitic	gàr-a-tum, gàr-tum (= Sum. NÌ.SÁM) /kār(ya)t/ 2 (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 321)	Sanmartín GlOS 1, 321	gloss withheld
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab ʾkry 1 (Biella 252)	Biella 252	gloss withheld

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Tomback (T 149) compares Heb. kārā 'to get by trade', N.Heb. kārā 'to purchase' and Arab. kara 'to let for hire'.

Updated 4 November 2026