# \*ḳVrd-: 'monkey'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳVrd-, 'monkey': reflexes in 2 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 | \*ḳVrd- |
| Meaning | 'monkey' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2461 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḳird- 'monkey, especially male monkey' \[BK 2 709\], \[LA 1956 14 350\], ḳird-at- 'female monkey' \[ibid.\]. Cf. ḳardaḥ-, ḳurduḥ- 'large monkey' \[BK 2 710\], \[LA 1956 11 563\]. | BK 2 709; LA 1956 14 350; BK 2 710; LA 1956 11 563 |  |
| Geez | ḳardināt (pl. ḳǝrādināt) \[LGz. 440\]. | LGz. 440 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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