# \*kursū/iʕ-: '(meta)tarsus, fetlock'

> Proto-Semitic *kursū/iʕ-, '(meta)tarsus, fetlock': reflexes in 4 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 | \*kursū/iʕ- |
| Meaning | '(meta)tarsus, fetlock' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2611 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | kursūʕ- 'protrusion of the ulna at the end of the little finger that touches the hand, bone at the end of the tarsus of the foot called waẓīf- (in animals)' \[BK 2 885\]. | BK 2 885 |  |
| Akkadian | kursinnu OB on \[CAD K 566\], \[AHw 511\] | CAD K 566; AHw 511 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | (?) kursiat, in k. anpia \[DM 209 apud Nöldeke\] | DM 209; Nöldeke | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | (?) karsūʕā 'joint' \[Brock 348\]. | Brock 348 |  |

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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.