# \*ḳVŝr-: 'scale, bark'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳVŝr-, 'scale, bark': reflexes in 5 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 | \*ḳVŝr- |
| Meaning | 'scale, bark' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3008 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḳišr- (LGz. 448) | LGz. 448 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ḳaŝŝara, ḳǝŝŝār (LGz. 448) | LGz. 448 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Arabic | Leb ʔišri, Mec gišra, Syr ḳišr |  |  |
| Jibbali | ḳaŝrot |  | gloss withheld |
| Modern South Arabian | Bathari ḳəŝərēt (Gasparini - Morris 2025 91 apud SEDonline 1908) | SEDonline 1908 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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