Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/Q*ḳaʾ(ḳaʾ)-: 'kind of bird' Root FieldValueReconstruction*ḳaʾ(ḳaʾ)-Meaning'kind of bird'BasisSEDSEDSEDonline semet 2455 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteAkkadianḳaḳû OB on [CAD ḳ 124], [AHw. 901]CAD ḳ 124; AHw. 901gloss withheldEblaiticḳú-ḳí-a-nu-um = A.BALAG.MUS̆EN [MEE IV 620]MEE IV 620gloss withheldHebrewḳāʔāt (ḳāʔat) (HALOT 1059), pB. ḳāʔāt (pl. ḳāʔōt) [Ja. 1307]HALOT 1059; Ja. 1307gloss withheldJudaic Aramaicḳātā, ḳā(ʔ)tā [Ja. 1434]Ja. 1434gloss withheldSyrian Aramaicḳāḳā 'pelican' [Brock. 688], [PS 3708].Brock. 688; PS 3708Modern AramaicNSyr. ḳāḳā; Tlk., Ass. ḳaḳwāna; Tur. ḳaḳwonīṯo (SED II 172–173)SED II 172–173 A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed. Notes Cf. Pun. κοκ 'partridge' (Krahmalkov 431).Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageQ