# \*ḳṣp: 'to break'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳṣp, 'to break': reflexes in 4 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḳṣp |
| Meaning | 'to break' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ḳäṣäp (HALOT 1125 apud SEDonline 146); ḳəṣāpā (HALOT 1125 apud SEDonline 146) | HALOT 1125; SEDonline 146 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | qaṣf- (LA 9 338 apud SEDonline 146) | LA 9 338; SEDonline 146 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | ḳəṣáwf (ML 239 apud SEDonline 146) | ML 239; SEDonline 146 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ḳɔ́ṣɔ́f (JL 152 apud SEDonline 146) | JL 152; SEDonline 146 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

PWS \*ḳṣp 'to break' (Kogan 2015: 237 apud SEDonline 146). Cf. K0331 \*qaṣap- 'angry'.

## Linked from

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

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