Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ḳaraʔ-

This Proto-Semitic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Semitic

Etymology

Compare Tamahaq ăɣăr (“read, call”).

Verb

*ḳaraʔ-

  1. to call, to invite
  2. to read, to recite, to invoke, to repeat
  3. (likely) to piece together; to collect

Conjugation

Conjugation of *ḳaraʔ- (paʕala)
verbal noun *ḳirāʔat-
active participle *ḳāriʔ-
passive participle *ḳarīʔ-, *ḳarūʔ-
singular dual plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m *ḳaraʔku *ḳaraʔka *ḳaraʔa *ḳaraʔkayā *ḳaraʔkā *ḳaraʔā *ḳaraʔna *ḳaraʔkanu *ḳaraʔū
f *ḳaraʔki *ḳaraʔat *ḳaraʔatā *ḳaraʔkina *ḳaraʔā
imperfect m *ʔaḳraʔ *taḳraʔ *yiḳraʔ *taḳraʔā *yaḳraʔā *niḳraʔ *taḳraʔū *yiḳraʔū
f *taḳraʔī *taḳraʔ *taḳraʔā *taḳraʔā *yiḳraʔā
imperative m *ḳaraʔ *ḳaraʔā *ḳaraʔū
f *ḳaraʔī *ḳaraʔā

Descendants

  • East Semitic:
    • Akkadian: 𒂵𒊏𒌝 (qarā'um), 𒆠𒊒𒌝 (qerûm)
    • Eblaite: 𒂵𒆷𒌝, 𒂵𒊏𒌝 (ga-la-um, ga-ra-um /⁠qarā'um⁠/), 𒂵𒂗𒌝 (ga-ru₁₂-um /⁠qarûm⁠/)
  • West Semitic:
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