*ḳarṣ- {} *ḳarc̣-: 'kind of harmful insect; mosquito'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ḳarṣ- {} *ḳarc̣-
Meaning'kind of harmful insect; mosquito'
BasisSED
SEDSED II No. 138

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Hebrewḳäräṣ; pB. ḳərāṣīt, ḳōrəṣīn (SED II 187)SED II 187gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaicḳārōṣā; ḳārāṣīt (SED II 188)SED II 188gloss withheld
Arabicḳāriṣ- (SED II 188)SED II 188
Mehriḳərōṣ (SED II 188)SED II 188gloss withheld
Harsusiḳerūṣ (SED II 188)SED II 188gloss withheld
Jibbaliḳérɔ́ṣ (SED II 188)SED II 188

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Notes

SED II No. 138. Cf. Akk. karriṣu (karsu) 'caterpillar' (SED II 188).

Updated 22 October 2026

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