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

> Proto-Semitic *kry, *kirāʾ-, 'to hire; hire' 1, 'to purchase, buy' 2: reflexes in 6 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*kry, \*kirāʾ- |
| Meaning | 'to hire; hire' 1, 'to purchase, buy' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| 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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## Notes

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

## Linked from

- [K](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/k/index.md>)

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