# \*ḳVr-: 'frog'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳVr-, 'frog': reflexes in 9 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 | \*ḳVr- |
| Meaning | 'frog' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 182 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḳirr-, ḳurr-, ḳarr-at-, ḳirr-at-, ḳurr-at- 'frog' \[BK 2 699\], \[LA V 91\]. | BK 2 699; LA V 91 |  |
| Geez | ḳāḳer \[LGz. 439\] | LGz. 439 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | yaḳrūrā 'frog' \[Brock. 308\], \[PS 1627\] | Brock. 308; PS 1627 |  |
| Amharic | ənqʷərarit (OLA80 §29.27) | OLA80 §29.27 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʾaqrōqtā (LGz. 442); ʔaḳrūḳā, ʔaḳrūḳətā (SED II 186) | LGz. 442; SED II 186 |  |
| Tigre | ʾənqorəʿ, qorəʿ (LGz. 442) | LGz. 442 |  |
| Tigrinya | ənqoroʿ, qʷərʿo (LGz. 443) | LGz. 443 |  |
| Harari | anqurārahti (LGz. 443) | LGz. 443 |  |
| Punic | kurur (Krahmalkov 433) | Krahmalkov 433 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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