*ḳnzʕ: 'lock of hair, tuft of hair'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ḳnzʕ
Meaning'lock of hair, tuft of hair'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Geezqʷənzāʿt (pl. qʷanāzəʿ), qʷənāzəʿ, (Lt) qʷanzāʾ, qʷənzāʾt (LGz. 438)LGz. 438gloss withheld
Arabicqunzuʿat, pl. qanāziʿ 'lock of hair left on the crown of the head'; quzʿat 'lock of hair left on a boy's head when it is shaved; lock of hair left on the crown of the head; lock of hair falling on the temples, curl' (BK 2 733); qunzuʿat, pl. qanāziʿ 'small lock of hair left on the crown of the head'; quzʿat 'small lock of hair left on a boy's head' (Freytag 3 440)BK 2 733; Freytag 3 440

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Notes

LGz. 438 sets Arabic quzʿa, qunzuʿa, qunḏuʿa 'lock of hair' beside the Geez; Arabic quzʿat lacks the n, and BK 2 820 refers qunḏuʿat to qunzuʿat. Geez qʷanāz (Gt) 'plaited hairdo' (LGz. 438).

Updated 28 October 2026

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