# \*ktt: 'to crush, beat fine; to cut in small pieces'

> Proto-Semitic *ktt, 'to crush, beat fine; to cut in small pieces': reflexes in 7 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ktt |
| Meaning | 'to crush, beat fine; to cut in small pieces' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ktt qal, pi. (HALOT 507) | HALOT 507 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | katteṯ (LGz. 298) | LGz. 298 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ktt (of copper) (DULAT 465) (LGz. 298) | DULAT 465; LGz. 298 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | katta (LGz. 298) | LGz. 298 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | kätkäta (LGz. 298) (HALOT 507) | LGz. 298; HALOT 507 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | kätkätä (LGz. 298) (HALOT 507) | LGz. 298; HALOT 507 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | kätäkkätä (LGz. 298) | LGz. 298 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Leslau marks Geez katta K\* (LGz. 298). DULAT 465 joins Ugaritic ktt with Hebrew and Aramaic ktt. LGz. 298 adds Arabic (Daṯina) katt 'demolish, cut down' and Akkadian katātu 'be short'; HALOT 507 gives katātu 'to vibrate' (AHw.).

## Linked from

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

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