# \*ḳaṭmīm: 'fresh butter'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳaṭmīm, 'fresh butter': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḳaṭmīm |
| Meaning | 'fresh butter' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1461 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | ḳəṭmīm (ML 245 apud SEDonline 1461) | ML 245; SEDonline 1461 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ḳaṭmím (JL 155 apud SEDonline 1461) | JL 155; SEDonline 1461 | gloss withheld |
| Modern South Arabian | Bathari ḳəṭméym, ḳəṭmīm (Gasparini - Morris 2025 96 apud SEDonline 1461) | SEDonline 1461 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ḳáṭmehim (LS 372; CSOL II 521 apud SEDonline 1461) | LS 372; SEDonline 1461 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Proto-MSA \*ḳaṭmīm 'fresh butter' (SEDonline 1461). Cf. Arb. qaṭīmat-, milk changed in taste (TA 33 289) (Kogan 2015:562 apud SEDonline 1461).

## Linked from

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

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