# \*qrr: 'to settle, stay; settlement'

> Proto-Semitic *qrr, 'to settle, stay; settlement': reflexes in 2 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 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*qrr |
| Meaning | 'to settle, stay; settlement' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab qrhmw (Biella 468) | Biella 468 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic qr; qr (Al-Jallad 2026, 113) | Al-Jallad 2026 113 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Biella 468 compares Arabic qarr 'settlement', qarra 'stop and stay in a place'. Al-Jallad (2026, 113) compares Arabic qarār 'abode, plain' and qarra 'to settle, be at rest in a place'.

## Linked from

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

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