# \*kwr: 'to steer a ship, handle a boat'

> Proto-Semitic *kwr, 'to steer a ship, handle a boat': reflexes in 2 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 2026-11-05.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*kwr |
| Meaning | 'to steer a ship, handle a boat' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | kawra, kora, kawwara; takawwara (LGz. 300) | LGz. 300 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Arabic | South Arabian dialect kawwara (LGz. 300) | LGz. 300 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Homonym of 1096 \*kur- 'ball', 2225 \*kVwVr- 'kind of fish' and 3631 \*kūr- 'furnace, smelting furnace'.

## Linked from

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

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