*ḳVrb-: 'inner part, middle (of the body)'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ḳurb- 'flanks, from the hips down to the lower belly' [BK 2 704]	BK 2 704
Akkadian	ḳerbu, OB on [CAD ḳ 216], [AHw 914-915]	CAD ḳ 216; AHw 914-915	gloss withheld
Ugaritic	ḳrb [Aist 282]	Aist 282	gloss withheld
Hebrew	ḳäräb (HALOT 1135)	HALOT 1135	gloss withheld
Eblaitic	(?) kir-buₓ /ḳirbu(m)/ (SED I 149; VE 586; Krebernik 1983, 22)	SED I 149; VE 586; Krebernik 1983, 22
Moabite	qrb (DNWSI 1030)	DNWSI 1030	gloss withheld

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

Lipiński (OLA80 §17.2) compares Egyptian ḳ3b 'intestines', with Egyptian 3 for Semitic r.

Updated 22 October 2026