# \*ḳVṭVb-: 'cut off, trim, shorten'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳVṭVb-, 'cut off, trim, shorten': reflexes in 7 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 2026-11-05.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḳVṭVb- |
| Meaning | 'cut off, trim, shorten' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | qaṭaba; qəṭāb (LGz. 453); qanṭaba (LGz. 436) | LGz. 453; LGz. 436 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | qaṭaba (LGz. 453); qawṭaba (LGz. 436) | LGz. 453; LGz. 436 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | qəṭaḇ (LGz. 453) | LGz. 453 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | qänṣäbä (LGz. 453); qänṭäbä (LGz. 436) | LGz. 453; LGz. 436 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | qoč̣äba (LGz. 453); qänṭäba; qäč̣ba (LGz. 436) | LGz. 453; LGz. 436 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | qäṭṭäbä (LGz. 453); qänäṭṭäbä; qänäč̣č̣äbä (LGz. 436) | LGz. 453; LGz. 436 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Arabic | Dathina qarṭaba (LGz. 436) | LGz. 436 | gloss withheld |

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

## Linked from

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

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