ki/uṯ̣r- {} ki/uč̣r-: 'joint (of the ribs, fingers, etc.)'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	ki/uṯ̣r- {} ki/uč̣r-
Meaning	'joint (of the ribs, fingers, etc.)'
Basis	SED
SED	SEDonline semet 2123

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	kuḏ̣r- 'hollow at the top of the chest, between the two collarbones' [BK 2 905]	BK 2 905
Akkadian	kiṣru OA on [CAD k 436-], [AHw 488]	CAD k 436-; AHw 488	gloss withheld
Tigre	(?) ḳäṣir [LH 264].	LH 264	gloss withheld
Mandaic Aramaic	giṭra [DM 90].	DM 90	gloss withheld
Biblical Aramaic	*ḳǝṭar (pl. ḳiṭrīn) 'joint' (BDB 1111).	BDB 1111
Phoenician	ḳṣrt [T 292].	T 292	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	ḳiṭrā 'knot, band' [Ja 1358].	Ja 1358
Syrian Aramaic	ḳǝṭartā 'joint (of a finger etc.)' [Brock 662]	Brock 662
Eblaitic	gi-zi-lu-um /ḳiṣrum/ (SED I 139; VE 992; Krebernik 1983, 36)	SED I 139; VE 992; Krebernik 1983, 36
Ugaritic	qṣr (DULAT 706)	DULAT 706	gloss withheld

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Notes

The verb 'to bind, tie, knot' is 3609.

Updated 22 October 2026

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