# \*ḳVyVṣ̂-: 'break, split', 'rout (an enemy)'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳVyVṣ̂-, 'break, split', 'rout (an enemy)': 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>) › [Q](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/q/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḳVyVṣ̂- |
| Meaning | 'break, split', 'rout (an enemy)' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1721 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | qyḍ \[-i-\] |  |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab qtḍ (inf.) (SD 110) (Biella 455) | SD 110; Biella 455 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Biella (455) files Sab. qtḍ under QYḌ I, with Arabic qāḍa. SD 110 files it under \*QWḌ.

## Linked from

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

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