# \*krb: 'to plough; clod'

> Proto-Semitic *krb, 'to plough; clod': reflexes in 3 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*krb |
| Meaning | 'to plough; clod' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 2132 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | kirbānu (CAD K 401, AHw. 483 apud SEDonline 2132) | CAD K 401, AHw. 483; SEDonline 2132 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | krb (LSyr. 342 apud SEDonline 2132) | LSyr. 342; SEDonline 2132 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | krb (WKAS K 111 apud SEDonline 2132) | WKAS K 111; SEDonline 2132 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

PS \*krb 'to plough' (SEDonline 2132). Cf. 187 \*ḳVrb- 'inner part', 3238 \*krb 'to tie, fasten; twist (a rope)'.

## Linked from

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

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