# \*kʷir(n)āʕ-: 'knee with a shin; leg; elbow'

> Proto-Semitic *kʷir(n)āʕ-, 'knee with a shin; leg; elbow': reflexes in 18 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 | \*kʷir(n)āʕ- |
| Meaning | 'knee with a shin; leg; elbow' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2125 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | kurāʕ- 'the thinnest part of the leg between the foot and the knee; the tibia bone' \[BK 2 887\] | BK 2 887 |  |
| Akkadian | kurītu OB, MB, SB \[CAD k 560\], \[AHw 510\]. | CAD k 560; AHw 510 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | kraia \[DM 222\] | DM 222 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | SEL kǝre, WOL hǝri, ZWY hǝrǝ \[LGur 347\] | LGur 347 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | kʷǝrnāʕ \[LGz 293\]. | LGz 293 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | GOG SOD kǝrrä, MUH MSQ ḫǝrrä, CHA ḫǝnä, EŽA ḫǝnnä, ENN GYE ḫǝnʔä, MSQ hǝnnä \[ibid.\] |  |  |
| Modern Arabic | DAṮ kirʕān 'tibia of man and leg of the beast' \[GD 2568\]. | GD 2568 |  |
| Hebrew | kǝrāʕayim (dual) (HALOT 500) | HALOT 500 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | kǝrn \[K 1393\] | K 1393 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | SAB krʕ \[SD 78; Sabaweb lemma 4466\] | SD 78; Sabaweb lemma 4466 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | karʕā \[Ja 673\]; krʕ (pl. krʕyn, kwrʕn) \[DJPA 270a apud CAL\] | Ja 673; DJPA 270a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Harari | kuruʔ \[LHar 93\] | LHar 93 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | kǝrāʕā 'leg' \[Brock 348\] | Brock 348 |  |
| Tigrinya | kʷǝrnaʕ 'elbow' \[Bass 622\] | Bass 622 |  |
| Ugaritic | krʕ (HALOT 499) | HALOT 499 |  |
| Argobba | kərra, kərn (SED I 142) | SED I 142 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | šerʿehan (LGz. 293) | LGz. 293 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | kurāʕ (Biella 252) | Biella 252 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.