# \*qrḍ: 'to cut off'

> Proto-Semitic *qrḍ, 'to cut off': 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 2026-11-07.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*qrḍ |
| Meaning | 'to cut off' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | qaraḍahu 'he cut it' (Lane 2515); miqrāḍ- 'a single blade of a pair of shears or scissors' (Lane 2516) | Lane 2515; Lane 2516 |  |
| Geez | qaraḍa; maqraḍ (LGz. 440) | LGz. 440 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

LGz. 440 relates it to qaraṣa, K0315 \*qaraṣ- 'pinch'.

## Linked from

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

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