# \*ki(n)šād- {} \*ki(n)sād-: 'neck, top of shoulder'

> Proto-Semitic *ki(n)šād- {} *ki(n)sād-, 'neck, top of shoulder': reflexes in 11 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 | \*ki(n)šād- {} \*ki(n)sād- |
| Meaning | 'neck, top of shoulder' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2116 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | kǝnsīd, pl. kǝnsōd \[JM 212\] | JM 212 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | kišādu OA on \[CAD k 446\], \[AHw 490\] | CAD k 446; AHw 490 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | kǝnsīd, pl. kǝnsōd \[JH 69\] | JH 69 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | kšada \[DM 224\]. | DM 224 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | kǝsād, kǝŝād, pl. kǝsādāt, ka/ǝsāwǝd \[LGz 296\]. | LGz 296 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | kǝnséd, pl. kénábsǝd \[JJ 133\] | JJ 133 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | kǝsad \[K 1411\] | K 1411 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | kǝsad 'neck' \[Bass 598\] | Bass 598 |  |
| Eblaitic | gi-da-šum /kidāšum/ \[Kreb. 37\], \[Bla. Ebl. 55\]; cf. gi-da-šum /kidaS/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 323); gi-da-sum₆ = Sum. gú (VE 1030; Civil 2017, 149) | Kreb. 37; Bla. Ebl. 55; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 323; VE 1030; Civil 2017, 149 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | səgad \[LH 199\] | LH 199 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | kds 'to walk swinging the shoulders' \[BK 2 874\] | BK 2 874 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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