k r s
31 lemmas · 8 languages
soundAll three consonants are regular𐡀 tg. Onk. Deut 17:18
Themes:belly·7stomach·4chair·4womb·2uterus·2
POS shape:noun·24name·2phrase·2verb·2adj·1
This root is attested across 8 Semitic languages in our index. Each section below shows representative lemmas; attested means a Wiktionary editor explicitly tagged the root, inferredmeans we derived it mechanically from the word's consonantal skeleton.
Etymology treehow this root diverged from Proto-Semitic through the family
*k-r-sProto-Semitic
West Semitic
Central Semitic
Northwest Semitic
Ugaritic𐎋𐎗𐎒𐎋 𐎗 𐎒— stomach, belly
Canaanite
Hebrewכֻּרְסָהכ ר ס— armchair, easy chair
Aramaic
Imperial Aramaicכרסאכ ר ס— belly, womb, uterus
Syriacܟܪܣܐܟ ܪ ܣ— belly, stomach, paunch; womb, uterus; ventricle
Assyrian NAܟܲܪܣܵܢܵܐܟ ܪ ܣ— ventral
Arabic
Arabicكُرْزك ر س— satchel, herd’s sack
South Semitic
Ethio-Semitic
Amharicክርታስከ ረ ሰ— membrane
Tigrinyaከርሲከ ረ ሰ— belly
Branch structure: Huehnergard (2005), Rubin (2010). The reconstructed Proto-Semitic form is computed on the fly from the cognate set's majority reflex pattern.
Ugaritic
irregular reflexug · 1 lemma- stomach, bellyCompare Hebrew כֶּרֶס (kéres), כָּרֵס (kārēs).
Imperial Aramaic
arc · 1 lemma- belly, womb, uterus
Classical Syriac
syc · 7 lemmas- belly, stomach, paunch; womb, uterus; ventricleFrom Proto-Semitic *kariś-.
- emphatic plural of ܟܪܣܐ (karsā, “belly”)
- seat, chairEtymology tree
- use, experienceFrom Ancient Greek χρῆσις (khrêsis).
- emphatic plural of ܟܘܪܣܝܐ
- alternative spelling of ܐܘܟܪܝܣܛܝܐ
- thanksgivingFrom Ancient Greek εὐχαριστία (eukharistía).
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
aii · 8 lemmas- ventralFrom ܟܲܪܣܵܐ (karsā, “stomach”) + -ܵܢܵܐ (-ānā, the attributive adjective ending).
- paunchy personFrom ܟܲܪܣܵܐ (karsā, “stomach”) + -ܵܢܵܐ (-ānā, the attributive adjective ending).
- belly, abdomen, stomachInherited from Aramaic כַּרְסָא (karsā), from Proto-Semitic *kariś-; compare Akkadian 𒍜𒊮 (karšum, “innards; stomach”), Arabic كَرِش (kariš, “rumen, fack”) and Hebrew כֶּרֶס (kéres, “belly”).
- ChristianBorrowed from Ancient Greek Χρῑστῐᾱνός (Khrīstĭānós).
- a male given name from GreekBorrowed from Ancient Greek Χρῑστῐᾱνός (Khrīstĭānós).
- a female given nameBorrowed from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek Χριστίνα (Khristína).
- phrase used to express intense grief or regretLiterally, “My stomach filled with blood”
- phrase used for one who is satiated but eyeing food, as though hungry; his eyes are bigger than his stomachLiterally, “The stomach is full but the eye is hungry.”
Hebrew
he · 2 lemmas- armchair, easy chair
- abdomen, bellyFrom Proto-Semitic *kariś-. Cognate with Arabic كَرِش (kariš) and Aramaic כַּרְסָא (karsā).
Arabic
ar · 8 lemmas- satchel, herd’s sackLikely an Iranian loanword together with خُرْج (ḵurj, “saddlebag”), the plural of which is formed like of the present satchel name peculiarly خِرَجَة (ḵiraja), paralleled in variation by Old Armenian քուրձ (kʻurj) and խորգ (xorg, “bag, sack”); compare also كُرَاز (kurāz, “a kind of jug”), probably via Aramaic as…
- to lean away, to flee by shape, to crouch, to bend the body to attain a lower positionLikely an Iranian loanword together with خُرْج (ḵurj, “saddlebag”), the plural of which is formed like of the present satchel name peculiarly خِرَجَة (ḵiraja), paralleled in variation by Old Armenian քուրձ (kʻurj) and խորգ (xorg, “bag, sack”); compare also كُرَاز (kurāz, “a kind of jug”), probably via Aramaic as…
- chair, seatEtymology tree
▸ 1 derivation
- derivedآيَةُ ٱلْكُرْسِيِّʔāyatu l-kursiyyi
- a privy on top of the roof whence a pipe leads to the earth to dispose of the droppings
- to put together, to found, to consolidate, to strengthen, to enshrine
- foundation, lowest part of a building, base
- verbal noun of كَرَّسَ (karrasa) (form II)Verbal noun of كَرَّسَ (karrasa).
- parcel of paper, quire, brochure, fascicle, leaflet, pamphlet, handbill, handout, sheet, pad, booklet, vel sim. by form, and by function sketchbook, journal, workbook, draft vel sim.Compare Classical Syriac ܟܽܘܪܴܣܴܐ (kūrāstā) / ܟܽܘܪܴܤܬܴܐ (kūrāsā).
Amharic
am · 2 lemmas- membrane
- ChristianityLearned borrowing from Ge'ez ክርስትና (krəstənna).
Tigrinya
ti · 2 lemmas- belly
- chair