# \*qrb: 'be near, approach' 1, 'battle' 2

> Proto-Semitic *qrb, 'be near, approach' 1, 'battle' 2: reflexes in 13 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*qrb |
| Meaning | 'be near, approach' 1, 'battle' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | ḳǝrūb, ḳáyrǝb 1 (Rubin 2018 124); ḳǝráyb (Rubin 2018 110) | Rubin 2018 124; Rubin 2018 110 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | qaruba (HALOT 1132) | HALOT 1132 |  |
| Hebrew | qrb (HALOT 1132) | HALOT 1132 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | qrb (HALOT 1132) | HALOT 1132 |  |
| Aramaic | OArm. qrbn (HALOT 1132); EmpArm. qrbʾ 2 (HALOT 1135); qrb (DNWSI 1028); qrb, qryb (DNWSI 1031); qrbh (DNWSI 1031) | HALOT 1132; HALOT 1135; DNWSI 1028; DNWSI 1031 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | qerēbu (CAD Q 228); taqrubtu 2 (CAD T 201) | CAD Q 228; CAD T 201 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | qǝrābā, qǝrābtā 2 (HALOT 1135) | HALOT 1135 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | qarba (LGz. 440) | LGz. 440 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | qreb 'come near, touch; bring, offer; fight' (Payne Smith 517) | Payne Smith 517 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab qrb (Biella 465; Sabaweb lemma 1718) | Biella 465; Sabaweb lemma 1718 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | q-r-b 1, Š: iq-ri-ba-nu-um (Ur III) (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 350) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 350 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | qrb 1 (HALOT 1132) | HALOT 1132 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic qrb 1 (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 111) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 111 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Base of 2706 \*qurbān- 'offering'; 187 \*ḳVrb- 'inner part' is another root. Hebrew qǝrāb 'battle' is an Aramaic loan (Wagner 270 apud HALOT 1135).

## Linked from

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

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