# \*ḳVsVm-: 'divide, allot' 1, 'divination' 2, 'oath, to swear' 3

> Proto-Semitic *ḳVsVm-, 'divide, allot' 1, 'divination' 2, 'oath, to swear' 3: reflexes in 11 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 2026-10-27.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḳVsVm- |
| Meaning | 'divide, allot' 1, 'divination' 2, 'oath, to swear' 3 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | miqsām 2 (BDB 890); qsm 2 (HALOT 1115) | BDB 890; HALOT 1115 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | q-s-m 1 (Dillmann 03377); maqsem 2 (HALOT 1116); ʾastaqasama 2 (HALOT 1115); qasm 2 (LGz. 446) | Dillmann 03377; HALOT 1116; HALOT 1115; LGz. 446 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | qismā 2 (HALOT 1115) | HALOT 1115 |  |
| Aramaic | qsm, qsmʾ 2 (HALOT 1115) | HALOT 1115 |  |
| Arabic | qasama 1; qism 1 (HALOT 1115; HALOT 1116); istaqsama 2 (Lane 2988); qasama X 2 (HALOT 1115); qasam 3 (Lane 2988); ʔaqsama 3; qaṣṣama 3 (LGz. 446) | HALOT 1115; HALOT 1116; Lane 2988; LGz. 446 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | qeṣmā 2 (HALOT 1115; Payne Smith 515); qṣam 2 (Payne Smith 515) | HALOT 1115; Payne Smith 515 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | kṣm 2 (HALOT 1115); kaṣma 2; kamṣ 2 (LGz. 446) | HALOT 1115; LGz. 446 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab qs³mt 1 (SD 109; Sabaweb lemma 4808); Min mḳs₃m 2 (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 14); Sab mqs1m 2, 3 (SD 108), 2 (Sabaweb lemma 4797) | SD 109; Sabaweb lemma 4808; Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 14; SD 108; Sabaweb lemma 4797 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʾqsm 3 (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 46) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 46 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | Mari aq-sa-am-ma, qasâmum 2 (FM 2 71:8; Durand FM 2, 113) (Sasson RA 92, 106–107); q-s-m 2 (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 354) | Sasson RA 92, 106–107; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 354 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | qässämä 2 (LGz. 446) | LGz. 446 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 1115 sets Hebrew qsm 'divine' with Arabic qasama 'divide': divination by lots.

## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.