*ḳlb: 'to turn over'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Mehri	ḳǝlūb; ḳátlǝb (Rubin 2018 150)	Rubin 2018 150	gloss withheld
Arabic	qallaba 'turned it over and over' (Lane 2552); qalīb 'earth turned over' (Lane 2554); miqlab 'iron implement with which the earth is turned over for sowing' (Lane 2555)	Lane 2552; Lane 2554; Lane 2555
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab qlb (SD 104)	SD 104	gloss withheld

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

Geʿez qalaba 'swerve, turn over, overturn' is from Arb. qalaba (LGz. 426–427). Cf. 1954 *ḳalb- 'heart'.

Updated 25 October 2026