# \*ḳʷird/ṭ(aʕ)- ~ \*ṭariḳay- ~ \*ṭaḳur(ay)-: 'mite, tick; wasp'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳʷird/ṭ(aʕ)- ~ *ṭariḳay- ~ *ṭaḳur(ay)-, 'mite, tick; wasp': reflexes in 8 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 | \*ḳʷird/ṭ(aʕ)- ~ \*ṭariḳay- ~ \*ṭaḳur(ay)- |
| Meaning | 'mite, tick; wasp' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2462 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḳurd- '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 14 348 |  |
| Tigre | ḳʷärʔǝd \[Rein Bil 242\]; ḳärad (LH 244) | Rein Bil 242; LH 244 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | ṭǝḳur (in ṭǝḳur ǝnziz) \[K 1228\]. | K 1228 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḳardā 'abdominal pain caused by a parasitic worm' \[Ja. 1412\]; ṭǝrīḳayyā 'a sort of wasps' \[ibid. 554\]. | Ja. 1412; Ja. 554 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḳerdā 'tick' \[Brock. 693\], \[PS 3730\] ('small animal infesting sheep, cattle, etc.'). | Brock. 693; PS 3730 |  |
| Tigrinya | ḳʷärʔǝdǝt \[Rein Bil 242\]; 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 185 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | ḳurdud (LHar. 129) | LHar. 129 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Zwy. ḳərdaǯi (LGur. 497) | LGur. 497 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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