# \*mi-ḳraf-at-: 'shoulder blade'

> Proto-Semitic *mi-ḳraf-at-, 'shoulder blade': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*mi-ḳraf-at- |
| Meaning | 'shoulder blade' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1382 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | məḳərfēt (ML 235 apud SEDonline 1382) | ML 235; SEDonline 1382 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | miṣ̃ɔ́rfɔ́t (JL 149 apud SEDonline 1382) | JL 149; SEDonline 1382 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | məḳrífo (Kogan 2015, ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 62) | Kogan 2015 ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 62 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Proto-MSA \*mi-ḳraf-at- 'shoulder blade' (SEDonline 1382). Derived from the verbal root \*ḳrp 'to scratch off', the shoulder blade being 'used as a broom to clean out a pen-cave' (ML 235) (Kogan 2015: 562 apud SEDonline 1382). Cf. 1102 \*ḳ(ʷ)irap- 'bark; peel'.

## Linked from

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

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