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

> Proto-Semitic *ktb, 'to pierce, prick, sew; awl': reflexes in 5 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 | \*ktb |
| Meaning | 'to pierce, prick, sew; awl' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| 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.

## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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