# \*qapaṣ-: 'contract'

> Proto-Semitic *qapaṣ-, 'contract': reflexes in 9 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*qapaṣ- |
| Meaning | 'contract' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aramaic | QPṢ (Qumran 210 apud CAL) | CAL; Anderson–Moser 2024 root qpṣ | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | qapaṣ 'draw together, shut' (BDB 891) | BDB 891; Anderson–Moser 2024 root qpṣ |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | qəpaṣ (HALOT 1118; DJPA 500b apud CAL) | HALOT 1118; DJPA 500b; CAL |  |
| Akkadian | kapāṣu (HALOT 1118) | HALOT 1118 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | qəpaṣ (HALOT 1118) | HALOT 1118 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | KBṢ (HALOT 1118) | HALOT 1118 |  |
| Geez | qabṣa (HALOT 1118) | HALOT 1118 |  |
| Arabic | qafaṣa (HALOT 1118) | HALOT 1118 |  |
| Eblaitic | ga-ba-zú /kapāṣu/ (VE 557, Kogan–Krebernik 2021b: 686 apud SEDonline 2005; Krebernik 1983, 21) | VE 557, Kogan–Krebernik 2021b: 686; SEDonline 2005; Krebernik 1983, 21 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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