# \*ḳwṭ: 'to feel loathing, disgust'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳwṭ, 'to feel loathing, disgust': reflexes in 4 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [Q](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/q/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḳwṭ |
| Meaning | 'to feel loathing, disgust' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | qwṭ qal, nif., hitpo. (HALOT 1083) | HALOT 1083 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | qaṭaṭa II; qʷaṭāṭi (LGz. 454–455) | LGz. 454–455 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | asqäṭṭäṭä (LGz. 455) | LGz. 455 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | qiṭ bälä (LGz. 455) | LGz. 455 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

HALOT 1083 takes qwṭ as a by-form of qwṣ 'to loathe' and reports Ugaritic qwṭ/qṭṭ read 'to feel loathing' by Aistleitner and 'to transgress' by Gordon. LGz. 455 relates the Geez to Hebrew qāṭ.

## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.