*kry: 'heap of grain'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*kry
Meaning'heap of grain'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Akkadiankarû A (CAD K 226)CAD K 226gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaickaryā 'a pile, heap, esp. a heap of threshed grain' (Payne Smith 226)Payne Smith 226
Eblaiticga-lu; ga-ru₁₂-um (= Sum. GUR₇) /kary/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 321); gi-lum, gi-lu-um /kiry/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 321)Sanmartín GlOS 1, 321gloss withheld

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Notes

Kaufman 1974, 63: Mishnaic Hebrew and Common Aramaic kry 'heap', probably a common Semitic word rather than a loan from Sum. GUR7. Not 2312 *kiry- 'garden', 3121 *kry 'to dig' or 3503 *kry 'to be short'.

Updated 26 October 2026

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