# \*kry: 'to be short'

> Proto-Semitic *kry, 'to be short': 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*kry |
| Meaning | 'to be short' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | karû (CAD K 229); kurû (CAD K 569) | CAD K 229; CAD K 569 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | krā 'be short' (Payne Smith 224) | Payne Smith 224 |  |
| Eblaitic | ga-rí-núm, gàr-a-nu (= Sum. LÚGUD.DA) /kary/; name gàr-u₉-su (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 321) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 321 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | kry itpe. (HALOT BArm. s.v. כרה) | HALOT BArm. s.v. כרה | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Payne Smith 224 also glosses krā 'be sad, grieve'. Not 3121 \*kry 'to dig, hollow out'.

## Linked from

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

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