Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/Q*ḳʷird/ṭ(aʕ)- ~ *ṭariḳay- ~ *ṭaḳur(ay)-: 'mite, tick; wasp' Root FieldValueReconstruction*ḳʷird/ṭ(aʕ)- ~ *ṭariḳay- ~ *ṭaḳur(ay)-Meaning'mite, tick; wasp'BasisSEDSEDSEDonline semet 2462 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteArabicḳurd- 'mange that attacks horses, camels; worm that gets into hides, into skins, and gnaws them' [BK 2 709], [LA 1956 14 348]; ḳirda/iʕ- 'louse (living on camels and hens)', ḳarṭaʕ-, ḳirṭiʕ- id., ḳurdūʕ- 'small ant'; ḳurād-BK 2 709; LA 1956 14 348Tigreḳʷärʔǝd [Rein Bil 242]; ḳärad (LH 244)Rein Bil 242; LH 244gloss withheldAmharicṭǝḳur (in ṭǝḳur ǝnziz) [K 1228].K 1228gloss withheldJudaic Aramaicḳardā 'abdominal pain caused by a parasitic worm' [Ja. 1412]; ṭǝrīḳayyā 'a sort of wasps' [ibid. 554].Ja. 1412; Ja. 554Syrian Aramaicḳerdā 'tick' [Brock. 693], [PS 3730] ('small animal infesting sheep, cattle, etc.').Brock. 693; PS 3730Tigrinyaḳʷärʔǝdǝt [Rein Bil 242]; ṭäḳäray [Bass. 907] (note also ṭǝrḳä [K Tna 2427]); ḳʷǝrdid (K Tna. 950 apud SED II 185)Rein Bil 242; Bass. 907; K Tna 2427; K Tna. 950; SED II 185gloss withheldHarariḳurdud (LHar. 129)LHar. 129gloss withheldGurageZwy. ḳərdaǯi (LGur. 497)LGur. 497gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageQ