# \*k(ʷ)ṯ̣r: 'to bind, tie, knot'

> Proto-Semitic *k(ʷ)ṯ̣r, 'to bind, tie, knot': reflexes in 9 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 | \*k(ʷ)ṯ̣r |
| Meaning | 'to bind, tie, knot' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | kaṣāru (CAD K 257); kuṣṣuru (CAD K 597) | CAD K 257; CAD K 597 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | qṣr: jaqṣur, qaṣirum (Gelb AS 21, 29) | Gelb AS 21 29 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | qṭar 'to tie, bind' (Payne Smith 502) | Payne Smith 502 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | gṭr (MD 88) | MD 88 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | qʷaṣara (LGz. 450) | LGz. 450 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | qʷaṣara (LGz. 451) | LGz. 451 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | kəḏ̣áwr (JM 203 apud SED I 140) | JM 203; SED I 140 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | kɔ́ḏ̣ɔ́r (JJ 126 apud SED I 140) | JJ 126; SED I 140 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | gú-za-ra/rí-tum, var. gú-zu/zú-ra-tum /ḳuṣ(a)r(a)t/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 360) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 360 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

The noun 'joint' is 1949. SED I 140 and LGz. 451 join the Aramaic qṭr 'tie' to the Akkadian and Geez (k- &gt; ḳ- by assimilation, SED). Arabic kaẓara 'cut a notch in the bow for the string' (Lane 2615; SED I 140).

## Linked from

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

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