# \*ḳaʾ(ḳaʾ)-: 'kind of bird'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳaʾ(ḳaʾ)-, 'kind of bird': 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 | \*ḳaʾ(ḳaʾ)- |
| Meaning | 'kind of bird' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2455 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | ḳaḳû OB on \[CAD ḳ 124\], \[AHw. 901\] | CAD ḳ 124; AHw. 901 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ḳú-ḳí-a-nu-um = A.BALAG.MUS̆EN \[MEE IV 620\] | MEE IV 620 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḳāʔāt (ḳāʔat) (HALOT 1059), pB. ḳāʔāt (pl. ḳāʔōt) \[Ja. 1307\] | HALOT 1059; Ja. 1307 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḳātā, ḳā(ʔ)tā \[Ja. 1434\] | Ja. 1434 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḳāḳā 'pelican' \[Brock. 688\], \[PS 3708\]. | Brock. 688; PS 3708 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | NSyr. 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).

## Linked from

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

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