*ḳrʕ: 'to draw lots; lot'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ʾaqraʿa baynahum 'he ordered them to cast, or draw, lots'; qurʿat 'a lot used in sortilege'; ḍaraba l-qurʿata 'he cast, or drew, lots' (Lane 2987)	Lane 2987
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab tqrʿ (SD 106) (Biella 468)	SD 106; Biella 468	gloss withheld

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Lane 2987 enters ʾaqraʿa and qurʿat in the article of qaraʿa (1670 *ḳVraʕ- 'strike (with a stick), knock'). Not 562 *ḳVrVʕ- 'to tear, rend'.

Updated 26 October 2026