# \*ḳa/urḳa/ub-: 'stomach, entrails'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳa/urḳa/ub-, 'stomach, entrails': reflexes in 4 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 | \*ḳa/urḳa/ub- |
| Meaning | 'stomach, entrails' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2135 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḳarḳab-, ḳurḳub-, ḳurḳubb- 'belly' \[BK 2 722\] | BK 2 722 |  |
| Hebrew | PB ḳorḳǝbān 'the thick muscular stomach of birds, craw' \[Ja 1344\] | Ja 1344 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḳurḳǝbānā \[ibid.\] |  |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḳarḳǝbānā, ḳurḳǝbānā 'throat, crop (of a bird)' \[Brock 700\] | Brock 700 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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