# \*ḳwr: 'to coil; cord, thread'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳwr, 'to coil; cord, thread': 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḳwr |
| Meaning | 'to coil; cord, thread' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | \*קוּר, pl. cs. קוּרֵי (HALOT 1091) | HALOT 1091 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | qāra (qwr); qaur (HALOT 1091) | HALOT 1091 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

HALOT 1091 also sets Ugaritic yqr (KTU 1.17 vi 14) here as 'to curve' (Dijkstra–de Moor), one of three readings proposed for it.

## Linked from

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

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