# \*ka/irr-: 'ram'

> Proto-Semitic *ka/irr-, 'ram': reflexes in 6 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 | \*ka/irr- |
| Meaning | 'ram' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED, corrected; meaning SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2449 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | kirru (or girru) OAkk. \[CAD k 410\], kerru \[AHw. 468\] | CAD k 410; AHw. 468 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | kr \[DULAT 449\] | DULAT 449 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | kar (HALOT 496), pB. \[Ja. 663\] | HALOT 496; Ja. 663 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | Off. kr \[HJ 534\] | HJ 534 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | /karr/: names gàr-ra, gàr-ra-nu, ga-li /karr=ī/, ga-lu; DN Karru in i-da-gàr-ru₁₂, šu-ra-gàr-ru₁₂ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 320) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 320 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | /karr/: names kar-e-ni, kàr-ra-i-la (Alalakh) (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 320) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 320 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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