← Full root family

Root q-r-ṭ

Imperial Aramaic Classical Syriac

Both languages share identical consonants at this root —q-r-ṭq-r-ṭ. No Proto-Semitic sound change separates them here.

Imperial Aramaic

arc
root: q-r-ṭ
  • קרטverb
    to gnaw, to nibble, to bite
  • ·

Classical Syriac

syc
root: q-r-ṭ
  • ܩܪܘܛܐqārōṭānoun
    scissors
  • ܩܪܛܠܐqarṭālānoun
    basket (especially one used for fruit)
Canonical root family: q-r-ṭ