# \*ḳʷirr-: 'cold'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳʷirr-, 'cold': reflexes in 14 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 | \*ḳʷirr- |
| Meaning | 'cold' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1725 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | qurr- (Lane 2500), qirr- (Lane 2500) | Lane 2500 |  |
| Tigre | ḳǝrur |  |  |
| Geez | qʷǝr |  |  |
| Hebrew | qor |  |  |
| Aramaic | qur- |  |  |
| Tigrinya | ḳʷärir adj. |  |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | qərīrā, qūrā (HALOT 1127, 1128; DJPA 506b apud CAL; DJBA 1002a apud CAL) | HALOT 1127, 1128; DJPA 506b; CAL; DJBA 1002a |  |
| Ugaritic | qr, qrr, qwr (HALOT 1127) | HALOT 1127 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | qarrīrā, qūrā, qūrtā, qartā, qar (HALOT 1127, 1128, 1138, 1149) | HALOT 1127, 1128, 1138, 1149 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | qarir(a), QRR (HALOT 1127, 1149; MD 416) | HALOT 1127, 1149; MD 416 |  |
| Gurage | qorra (LGz. 444) | LGz. 444 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | ḳʷärra (Kogan 2015, ch. 1 §1.3 no. 15) | Kogan 2015 ch. 1 §1.3 no. 15 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic qr (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 110); qr (Al-Jallad 2026, 113) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 110; Al-Jallad 2026 113 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | N.Pu. mqrʾ, in t-hmqrʾ (Krahmalkov 311) | Krahmalkov 311 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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