*ḳam(a)ṣ- {} *ḳam(a)c̣-: 'kind of harmful insect (locust, grasshopper)'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ḳam(a)ṣ- {} *ḳam(a)c̣-
Meaning'kind of harmful insect (locust, grasshopper)'
Basisreconstruction SED, corrected; meaning SED
SEDSEDonline semet 2467

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabicḳamaṣ- 'small flies or small insects that skim the surface of stagnant water; small grasshoppers that have just hatched' [BK 2 813], [LA 7 83].BK 2 813; LA 7 83
Mandaic Aramaic*gamsa, kamṣa, ḳamṣā [DM 76].DM 76gloss withheld
Jibbaliḳĩɛ́ṣ [JJ 146], eḳamṣéṣ [ibid.].JJ 146gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaicḳamṣā [Ja. 1386], ḳmṣ [DJPA 496a apud CAL]; ḳumṣā.Ja. 1386; DJPA 496a; CALgloss withheld
Syrian Aramaicḳamṣā 'locusts' [Brock. 673], [PS 3649].Brock. 673; PS 3649
AramaicOff. ḳmṣ [HJ 1013]HJ 1013gloss withheld
Modern AramaicKrd. ḳamṣa, NSyr. ḳŭmṣâ, Tlk. ḳamṣa, Ass. ḳamṣa, Tur. ḳamṣo, JNA ḳamṣa (SED II 179)SED II 179gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026

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