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

> Proto-Semitic *ki/uṯ̣r- {} *ki/uč̣r-, 'joint (of the ribs, fingers, etc.)': reflexes in 10 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/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 |

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

## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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