# \*kurr-: 'young of an ass, colt'

> Proto-Semitic *kurr-, 'young of an ass, colt': reflexes in 2 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [K](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/k/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*kurr- |
| Meaning | 'young of an ass, colt' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | (dial.) kurr- 'donkey foal, foal' Belot, 687 | Belot 687 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic kr (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 90) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 90 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Cf. Amharic kʷǝrkʷǝr, W. kurkur, calls to a donkey (LGur. 349).

## Linked from

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

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