# \*karaṯ-: 'leek'

> Proto-Semitic *karaṯ-, 'leek': 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 2026-10-24.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*karaṯ- |
| Meaning | 'leek' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | karašu (Kogan 2011, 203) | Kogan 2011 203 |  |
| Hebrew | pB. kārēšā (Kogan 2011, 203) | Kogan 2011 203 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | karrātā (Kogan 2011, 203) | Kogan 2011 203 |  |
| Arabic | karāṯ-, karrāṯ-, kurrāṯ- (Kogan 2011, 203) | Kogan 2011 203 |  |

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

## Notes

PS \*karaṯ- 'leek' (Kogan 2011, 203).

## Linked from

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

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