# \*ḳry: 'beam, timber'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳry, 'beam, timber': 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 | \*ḳry |
| Meaning | 'beam, timber' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | qôrâ (HALOT 1091) | HALOT 1091 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | qārîtā (HALOT 1091) | HALOT 1091 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | qārītā (Payne Smith 519; HALOT 1091) | Payne Smith 519; HALOT 1091 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | qariyyat 'stick; beam into which the pillars that support the house are fitted; yard (of a ship)' (BK 2 731); 'a squared piece of wood upon the head of the mast of a ship' (Lane 2988) | BK 2 731; Lane 2988 |  |

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

## Notes

Akkadian qarītu 'storeroom, granary' (CAD Q 132) is another sense.

## Linked from

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

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