# \*ḳrʕ: 'to draw lots; lot'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳrʕ, 'to draw lots; lot': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḳrʕ |
| Meaning | 'to draw lots; lot' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| 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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## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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