# \*ḳʷirb-at-: 'skin' 1, 'leather bag or basket' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ḳʷirb-at-, 'skin' 1, 'leather bag or basket' 2: reflexes in 4 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 | \*ḳʷirb-at- |
| Meaning | 'skin' 1, 'leather bag or basket' 2 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2594 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḳirbat- 2 ('large skin bag for milk or water made from a single hide sewn in the middle') BK 2 704 | BK 2 704 |  |
| Amharic | ḳorbät 1, ḳäräbbō 2 Baet |  | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ḳwǝrbät 1 |  |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | qūrbā (Payne Smith 499) | Payne Smith 499 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Geez ḳʷǝrbābit 2 (LGz. 440) is reconstructed from Amharic ḳʷǝrbabičča (LGz. 440).

## Linked from

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

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