# \*ḳlb: 'to turn over'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳlb, 'to turn over': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḳlb |
| Meaning | 'to turn over' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| 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 |

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## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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