# \*ḳʷVṭVṭ-: 'be small, thin, slender'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳʷVṭVṭ-, 'be small, thin, slender': reflexes in 3 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 | \*ḳʷVṭVṭ- |
| Meaning | 'be small, thin, slender' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | qʷaṭaṭa (LGz. 455); qʷaṭiṭ (LGz. 455); qʷəṭaṭ (LGz. 455) | LGz. 455 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | qāṭ (LGz. 455); qṭṭ (LGz. 455) | LGz. 455 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | qaṭṭaṭ (LGz. 455) | LGz. 455 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Homonym of 576 \*ḳʷVṭ- 'cut' and 3647 \*ḳwṭ 'to feel loathing, disgust'.

## Linked from

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

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