# \*kī: 'then, now, indeed; that, because, for'

> Proto-Semitic *kī, 'then, now, indeed; that, because, for': reflexes in 9 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*kī |
| Meaning | 'then, now, indeed; that, because, for' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | -ke 'now' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root kiy |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | kay 'now, indeed, verily, truly' (Payne Smith 212) | Payne Smith 212 |  |
| Hebrew | kī (HALOT 470) | HALOT 470 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | k, ky (HALOT 470) | HALOT 470 |  |
| Phoenician | k (HALOT 470); k (T 135) | HALOT 470; T 135 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | chy (HALOT 470) | HALOT 470 |  |
| Aramaic | EgArm. ky (HALOT 470) | HALOT 470 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab k- (SD 75) | SD 75 | gloss withheld |
| Moabite | ky (DNWSI 497) | DNWSI 497 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

LGz. 271 compares Heb. kī 'surely, yea, then', Ug. Ph. k, Aram. Akk. kī. Syr. kay has -ay against kī.

## Linked from

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

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