*krkr: 'to roll, whirl, turn round'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*krkr
Meaning'to roll, whirl, turn round'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Geezʾankʷarkʷara (LGz. 292)LGz. 292gloss withheld
Hebrewmǝkarkēr (pilp. pt.) (HALOT 500); kirker (LGz. 292)HALOT 500; LGz. 292gloss withheld
Ugaritickrkr (DULAT 450) (HALOT 500)DULAT 450; HALOT 500gloss withheld
Arabickarkara; takarkara (BK 2, 888); karkara (LGz. 292); krkr II (HALOT 500)BK 2, 888; LGz. 292; HALOT 500gloss withheld
Tigrinyaʾankʷärkʷärä; kärärä (LGz. 292)LGz. 292gloss withheld
Tigrekärkära; ʾankärära (LGz. 292)LGz. 292gloss withheld
Amharic(tän)kʷäräkkʷärä (LGz. 292)LGz. 292gloss withheld

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Notes

Reduplicated in every branch; HALOT 500 heads it II krr. The noun is 1097 *kakkar-/*kikkar- 'round loaf, disk' (LGz. 292; HALOT 473: orig. form *karkar). DULAT 450 compares Arabic karra, karkara 'to return' (Lane 2600–2601), which are 3565 *krr 'to return; to repeat'. Distinct from 2642 *garr- ~ *grgr, with g, from 2503 *krr 'put, throw', and from Geez karkara 'grind coarsely' (LGz. 291).

Updated 26 October 2026

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