# \*kVwVr-: 'kind of fish'

> Proto-Semitic *kVwVr-, 'kind of fish': reflexes in 5 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 | \*kVwVr- |
| Meaning | 'kind of fish' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2454 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soqotri | kúwerhor \[LS 215\] (cf. also kér \[NP 52\]). | LS 215; NP 52 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | kauara \[DM 196\]. | DM 196 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | kawwara LGz 300 | LGz 300 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | kawrā 'fish in the cauf; fish in general' \[Ja. 617\]; kəwārā. | Ja. 617 |  |
| Aramaic | Off. kwr (SED II 171) | SED II 171 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Kaufman 1974, 62 (apud SED II 171) takes the Aramaic forms as loans from Akk. kamāru (OAkk., OB; CAD K 112), itself from Sum. KA.MAR; SED II 171 keeps them here.

## Linked from

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

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