# \*ḳnzʕ: 'lock of hair, tuft of hair'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳnzʕ, 'lock of hair, tuft of hair': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḳnzʕ |
| Meaning | 'lock of hair, tuft of hair' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | qʷənzāʿt (pl. qʷanāzəʿ), qʷənāzəʿ, (Lt) qʷanzāʾ, qʷənzāʾt (LGz. 438) | LGz. 438 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | qunzuʿat, 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).

## Linked from

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

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