# \*kʷars/z(-ap/b)-: 'k. of insect, locust, ant'

> Proto-Semitic *kʷars/z(-ap/b)-, 'k. of insect, locust, ant': reflexes in 6 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*kʷars/z(-ap/b)- |
| Meaning | 'k. of insect, locust, ant' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2702 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tigre | karse LH 399 | LH 399 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | kʷarāzi (LGz. 295); makraz =amh. šǝgr (from ši-ǝgǝr) (LGz. 341) | LGz. 295; LGz. 341 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | PB karsäpät 'a species of locusts ' \[Ja 672\] | Ja 672 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | kǝrāzā \[Ja 665\]; krzb \[DJPA 269a apud CAL\] | Ja 665; DJPA 269a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | kurṣiptu (kurṣibtu) (SED II 164) | SED II 164 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | gul-zi-bí-tum /kurṣiptum, kurṣibtum/ (MEE 4 116 r. IV 12; MEE 4 96 v. V 1′; reading unconfirmed) (Bonechi 2008, 16 n. 77) | MEE 4 116 r. IV 12; MEE 4 96 v. V 1′; Bonechi 2008, 16 n. 77 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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