Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/Q*qaraṣ-: 'pinch' Root FieldValueReconstruction*qaraṣ-Meaning'pinch'Basisproject Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteMehriḳǝrūṣ (Rubin 2018 217)Rubin 2018 217gloss withheldAkkadiankarāṣu 'break'Anderson–Moser 2024 root qrṣArabicqaraṣa 'pinched' (Lane 2514)Lane 2514; Anderson–Moser 2024 root qrṣGeezqaraṣa 'incise'Anderson–Moser 2024 root qrṣHebrewqaraṣ 'nip, pinch' (BDB 902)BDB 902Ugariticqrṣ 'nibble'Anderson–Moser 2024 root qrṣAmharicqʷärräṭä (LGz. 444)LGz. 444gloss withheldJibbaliqeroḍ (LGz. 444)LGz. 444Syrian Aramaicqəraṣ (LGz. 444)LGz. 444gloss withheldMandaic Aramaicgrṣ (LGz. 444)LGz. 444gloss withheldTigrinyaqäräṣä, qʷäräṣä (LGz. 444)LGz. 444gloss withheldTigreqärṣa, qärč̣a (LGz. 444)LGz. 444gloss withheldArgobbaqorräṭä (LGz. 444)LGz. 444gloss withheldHarari(a)qäräṭa (LGz. 444)LGz. 444gloss withheldGurageaqqʷarräṭä (LGz. 444)LGz. 444gloss withheldGafatqəraṣä (LGz. 444)LGz. 444gloss withheldJudaic Aramaicqəraṣ (HALOT 1147)HALOT 1147AramaicCPArm. qrṣ (HALOT 1147)HALOT 1147 A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageQ