# \*krr: 'to return; to repeat'

> Proto-Semitic *krr, 'to return; to repeat': reflexes in 2 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*krr |
| Meaning | 'to return; to repeat' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | karra 'he returned' (Lane 2600); karrara 'he repeated it'; karrat 'a return' (Lane 2601) | Lane 2600; Lane 2601 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab kr; krr (Biella 253); kr (SD 79) | Biella 253; SD 79 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Biella 253 glosses Arabic karra 'turn around and attack; return'. Not 2503 \*krr 'put, throw', nor 3612 \*krkr 'to roll, whirl'.

## Linked from

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

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