# \*krb: 'to tie, fasten; twist (a rope)'

> Proto-Semitic *krb, 'to tie, fasten; twist (a rope)': 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 | \*krb |
| Meaning | 'to tie, fasten; twist (a rope)' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | karaba (HALOT 459) (LGz. 290) | HALOT 459; LGz. 290 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | karaba (LGz. 290) | LGz. 290 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | karba (HALOT 459; LGz. 290) | HALOT 459; LGz. 290 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | kärräbä (LGz. 290) | LGz. 290 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

HALOT 459 sets Syr. krab, Arb. karaba, Tgr. karba under Heb. II \*kbr 'twist, tie'. Not 1250 \*kVrVb- 'ask, request'. Cf. 3316 \*krb 'to plough; clod'.

## Linked from

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

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