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

> Proto-Semitic *krkr, 'to roll, whirl, turn round': reflexes in 7 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*krkr |
| Meaning | 'to roll, whirl, turn round' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | ʾankʷarkʷara (LGz. 292) | LGz. 292 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | mǝkarkēr (pilp. pt.) (HALOT 500); kirker (LGz. 292) | HALOT 500; LGz. 292 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | krkr (DULAT 450) (HALOT 500) | DULAT 450; HALOT 500 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | karkara; takarkara (BK 2, 888); karkara (LGz. 292); krkr II (HALOT 500) | BK 2, 888; LGz. 292; HALOT 500 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ʾankʷärkʷärä; kärärä (LGz. 292) | LGz. 292 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | kärkära; ʾankärära (LGz. 292) | LGz. 292 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | (tän)kʷäräkkʷärä (LGz. 292) | LGz. 292 | gloss withheld |

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

## 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).

## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.