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

> Proto-Semitic *ḳVrb-, 'inner part, middle (of the body)': reflexes in 6 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 | \*ḳVrb- |
| Meaning | 'inner part, middle (of the body)' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 125 |

## Reflexes

| 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.

## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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