*ktb: 'to pierce, prick, sew; awl'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Syrian Aramaic	maktbā (LSyr. 352, SL 762 apud SEDonline 1186)	LSyr. 352, SL 762; SEDonline 1186	gloss withheld
Arabic	ktb (Lane 2589 apud SEDonline 1186)	Lane 2589; SEDonline 1186	gloss withheld
Tigre	katäbä (WTS 414 apud SEDonline 1186)	WTS 414; SEDonline 1186	gloss withheld
Tigrinya	katäbä (TED 1642 apud SEDonline 1186)	TED 1642; SEDonline 1186	gloss withheld
Amharic	kättäbä (AED 1430 apud SEDonline 1186)	AED 1430; SEDonline 1186	gloss withheld

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

PWS *ktb 'to sting, to carve' (Kogan 2015: 213 apud SEDonline 1186). Cf. 2767 *katVb- 'to write, inscribe'.

Updated 25 October 2026