# \*ḳŝw: 'jug, vessel for liquids'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳŝw, 'jug, vessel for liquids': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḳŝw |
| Meaning | 'jug, vessel for liquids' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | \*qaśwâ, pl. qǝśāwôt, cs. qǝśôt; MHeb. qaswâ (HALOT 1150) | HALOT 1150 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | qāsûtā (HALOT 1150) | HALOT 1150 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | qš (DULAT 706–707) | DULAT 706–707 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | qaśut, pl. qaśutāt, qaśāwət, qaśāwəy (T) qasut (LGz. 448) | T; LGz. 448 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 1150 calls the etymology uncertain: a noun from a root \*qśh or a primary noun. Ugaritic qš (I) stands parallel with ks 'cup', 297 (KTU 1.3 V 33; DULAT 706–707); qš (II) 'harsh' is K0324. Arabic qašwat 'small basket of palm leaves' (BK 2 744; DULAT 706; HALOT 1150) is another sense. Hebrew qeseṯ 'writing case' is taken as an Egyptian loan, and Syriac qesṭā 'pot' as Greek ksestēs (LGz. 448). Not 362 \*ḳa(w)š- 'bow'.

## Linked from

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

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