# \*ḳṣ́y: 'to decide, judge; ruler'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳṣ́y, 'to decide, judge; ruler': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḳṣ́y |
| Meaning | 'to decide, judge; ruler' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | qāṣîn (HALOT 1122) | HALOT 1122 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | qaḍā 'he decreed, decided judicially'; qāḍin 'judge' (Lane 2989) | Lane 2989 |  |

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

## Notes

Hebrew has only the noun. HALOT 1122 derives qāṣîn from II \*qṣh, beside Arabic qāḍin 'judge'. Not 987 \*ṯVpVṭ- 'judge (v.)', S36 \*dyn- 'to judge, govern'.

## Linked from

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

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