# \*ḳmṭ: 'bind, hold tightly; sit'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳmṭ, 'bind, hold tightly; sit': reflexes in 10 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 | \*ḳmṭ |
| Meaning | 'bind, hold tightly; sit' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3073 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḳmṭ 'to tie all four feet together with a rope at once; to swaddle a child in the cradle; to cohabit with a woman, etc.' BK 2 813 | BK 2 813 |  |
| Geez | ḳammaṭa, taḳammaṭa LGz 433 | LGz 433 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | tä-ḳämmäṭä |  | gloss withheld |
| Harari | aḳämäṭa |  | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | (tä)ḳämmäṭa |  | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | tä-ḳämmäṭä |  | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | qmṭ pu. (HALOT 1108) | HALOT 1108 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | qmaṭ (Payne Smith 508) (HALOT 1108) | Payne Smith 508; HALOT 1108 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | qmṭ (HALOT 1108) | HALOT 1108 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | GMṬ (HALOT 1108) | HALOT 1108 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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