*ḳaw-: 'thread, string, measuring-line'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*ḳaw-
Meaning	'thread, string, measuring-line'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	קַו, קָו (HALOT 1081)	HALOT 1081	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	pl. קִוִּין (Tg. Is 59:5); קֵיוַאֵי, קְוַאֵי (HALOT 1081)	HALOT 1081	gloss withheld
Soqotri	qa (HALOT 1081)	HALOT 1081	gloss withheld

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Notes

HALOT 1081 calls the Hebrew probably a primary noun. It derives Akk. qû 'hemp, flax, thread' from Sumerian gu, and Mandaic qaua 'fabric' from Sumerian and Akkadian.

Updated 4 November 2026

*ḳaw-: 'thread, string, measuring-line'

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