# \*qbr: 'tomb, grave'

> Proto-Semitic *qbr, 'tomb, grave': reflexes in 24 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*qbr |
| Meaning | 'tomb, grave' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aramaic | qbrʾ; Nab. kprʾ (OLA80 §11.4) | OLA80 §11.4 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab qbr (SD 103; Sabaweb lemma 4734); Qat. qbr (Ricks 1982 s.v. qbrn) | SD 103; Sabaweb lemma 4734; Ricks 1982 s.v. qbrn | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | qbr (Tropper UG §73.243); /qubūru/ (UVST 172) | Tropper UG §73.243; UVST 172 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | qeber, qəbūrā, qbr (HALOT 1061, 1064) | HALOT 1061, 1064 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | qibrā, qəbūrtā, qbr (HALOT 1061, 1064; DJPA 473b apud CAL) | HALOT 1061, 1064; DJPA 473b; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | qəbūrā, qəburtā (HALOT 1061; Payne Smith 487) | HALOT 1061; Payne Smith 487 |  |
| Akkadian | qabru(m), qubūru(m), quburtum, qebēru (HALOT 1061, 1064) | HALOT 1061, 1064 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | qabra (HALOT 1064; MD 398) | HALOT 1064; MD 398 |  |
| Geez | qabar (HALOT 1064) | HALOT 1064 |  |
| Tigre | qabr (HALOT 1064) | HALOT 1064 |  |
| Arabic | qabr (HALOT 1064) | HALOT 1064 |  |
| Soqotri | qebor (LGz. 419); ḳáber, ḳö́bor (SLOnline 24820, 6661) | LGz. 419; SLOnline 24820, 6661 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | qäbärä (LGz. 419) | LGz. 419 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | qäbbärä (LGz. 419) | LGz. 419 |  |
| Argobba | qäbbära (LGz. 419) | LGz. 419 |  |
| Harari | qäbära (LGz. 419) | LGz. 419 |  |
| Gafat | qäbbärä (LGz. 419) | LGz. 419 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | qäbbärä (LGz. 419) | LGz. 419 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | qbr; qbr (Krahmalkov 423); qbr: yqbr; qbr (T 283) | Krahmalkov 423; T 283 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | qbr, Neo-Punic qybr (Krahmalkov 423); qbr, qybr; qbr, qbʾr, qbʿr (T 283) | Krahmalkov 423; T 283 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | ḳəbūr (Kogan 2011, 232) | Kogan 2011 232 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ḳɔ̄r (Kogan 2011, 232) | Kogan 2011 232 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic qbr (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 109); qbr; Dadanitic qbr; Hasaitic qbr (Al-Jallad 2026, 110) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 109; Al-Jallad 2026 110 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | /q-b-r/: da-ga-bir₅, inf. ga-ba-ri-iš (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 339) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 339 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

OLA80 11.4. Nabataean kpr' = qbr' 'the tomb' with both q &gt; k and b &gt; p interchanges. Double labial/velar interchange in single word.

## Linked from

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

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