# \*kmr: 'to heap up, pile up'

> Proto-Semitic *kmr, 'to heap up, pile up': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*kmr |
| Meaning | 'to heap up, pile up' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | kamāru (CAD K 112; AHw. 430 apud SEDonline 2144) | CAD K 112; AHw. 430; SEDonline 2144 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | kamara (CDG 286; Leslau 1944:56 apud SEDonline 2144) | CDG 286; Leslau 1944 56; SEDonline 2144 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | kämmära (WTS 395; CDG 286 apud SEDonline 2144) | WTS 395; CDG 286; SEDonline 2144 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | gú-mu-ra-nu-um, gú-mar-núm /kumārān, kum(ū)rān/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 310) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 310 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PS \*kmr 'to heap up, to accumulate' (Kogan–Krebernik 2021a: 394 apud SEDonline 2144). Cf. 48 \*kumir- 'priest'.

## Linked from

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

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