# \*ḳidr-: 'earthenware' 1, 'measure, amount' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ḳidr-, 'earthenware' 1, 'measure, amount' 2: reflexes in 8 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḳidr- |
| Meaning | 'earthenware' 1, 'measure, amount' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 277 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ʾqdr(m), ʾqdrn 2 (Biella 447) | Biella 447 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | qidr (Lane 2496); qadr, miqdār 2 (Biella 447) | Lane 2496; Biella 447 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | qāder |  |  |
| Harsusi | qeder |  |  |
| Hebrew | qǝdērā |  |  |
| Aramaic | qidrā |  |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | qedrā 'pot' (Payne Smith 491) | Payne Smith 491 |  |
| Ugaritic | \*/qad(da)r(at)u/, pl. /qad(d)arūma/ (UVST 172–173) | UVST 172–173 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Kaufman 1974, 46–47 takes Akkadian diqāru 'bowl, vat' as cognate with Aramaic and Arabic qidr 'pot', not a loan.

## Linked from

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

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