# \*kar(i)ś-: 'belly, stomach, uterus'

> Proto-Semitic *kar(i)ś-, 'belly, stomach, uterus': reflexes in 21 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*kar(i)ś- |
| Meaning | 'belly, stomach, uterus' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED, corrected; meaning SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2120 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | kariš- 'stomach, belly, uterus' (BK 2, 885) | BK 2, 885 |  |
| Akkadian | karšu (CAD K 223) | CAD K 223 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | krs \[Aist 157\], \[Del Olmo 568\] | Aist 157 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | kārēś (HALOT 500) | HALOT 500 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | karšat, kəraš (OLA80 §31.31) | OLA80 §31.31 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | kārsa/u (OLA80 §36.12) | OLA80 §36.12 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | karś (LGz. 294) | LGz. 294 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | gàr-su-um, gàr-su /karśum/ \[Kreb. 22\], \[Bla. Ebl. No. 53\]; gàr-su-um /karS, kirS/; /kurruS/: names gú-ru₁₂-šu, gú-li-ša-du, gú-li-iš (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 320) | Kreb. 22; Bla. Ebl. No. 53; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 320 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | karsā, kərēsā \[Ja. 672\]; krs, det. krsh, krysh \[DJPA 270a apud CAL\] | Ja. 672; DJPA 270a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | karsā 'venter, uterus' \[Brock. 347\] | Brock. 347 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | karsa \[DM 201\] | DM 201 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | M. Mnd. kars, det. karsa \[Macuch 493, 521, 524\]; Hrt. karsa \[J Hert. 190\]; NAssyr. kīsä \[Tser. 0144\]; Azr. kasa \[Garb. 314\] | Macuch 493, 521, 524; J Hert. 190; Tser. 0144; Garb. 314 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | kärsi 'belly, bosom' \[Bass. 591\] | Bass. 591 |  |
| Amharic | kärs \[K 1387\] | K 1387 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | kärsi \[LHar. 94\] | LHar. 94 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Sod. kärs, Enn. End. käs \[LGur. 351\] | LGur. 351 |  |
| Mehri | kīrəŝ \[JM 214\] | JM 214 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | kēreŝ \[JH 70\] | JH 70 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | s̃irŝ \[JJ 135\] | JJ 135 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | šéreŝ \[LS 423\], \[SSL LS 1461\] | LS 423; SSL LS 1461 | gloss withheld |
| Gafat | ərsä (LGz. 295) | LGz. 295 |  |

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

## Notes

Ug. krs: s for expected š, irregular. MSA: Śḥeri çirś (OLA80 §14.4).

## Linked from

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

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