# \*mkr: 'to advise, counsel; to devise, plot'

> Proto-Semitic *mkr, 'to advise, counsel; to devise, plot': 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>) › [M](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/m/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*mkr |
| Meaning | 'to advise, counsel; to devise, plot' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | makru (CAD M/1 138) | CAD M/1 138 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | \*mǝkērâ (Gn 49:5; HALOT 582) | HALOT 582 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | makara, inf. n. makr (Lane 2728); makr (LGz. 340) | Lane 2728; LGz. 340 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | makara; ʾamkara; makr; mamkər (LGz. 340) | LGz. 340 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | mäkra (LGz. 340) | LGz. 340 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | mäḵärä (LGz. 340) | LGz. 340 |  |
| Amharic | mäkkärä (LGz. 340) | LGz. 340 |  |
| Argobba | mäkkära (LGz. 340) | LGz. 340 |  |
| Gurage | mäkärä (LGz. 340) | LGz. 340 |  |

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

## Notes

LGz. 340 doubts a link with Hebrew, Aramaic and Syriac mkr 'to sell' (S22); HALOT 581 takes Arabic makara 'to betray' as a denominative of that root. Akkadian makru is a synonym-list word (CAD M/1 138). HALOT 582 records Dahood's rival reading of Gn 49:5 mǝkērōtēhem as 'knives'.

## Linked from

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

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