q r ṣ
25 lemmas · 8 languages
soundAll three consonants are regularT Prov.6.13
Themes:pinch·4bite·2sting·2korea·2gen·2
POS shape:noun·14verb·9name·1intj·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
*q-r-ṣProto-Semitic
West Semitic
Central Semitic
Northwest Semitic
Ugaritic𐎖𐎗𐎕𐎖 𐎗 𐎕— to mold, model, shape
Canaanite
Hebrewקָרַץק ר ץ— to cut out, to divide (dough)
Aramaic
Syriacܩܘܪܨܠܐܩ ܪ ܨ— ankle; anklebone, talus; wrist
Assyrian NAܚܵܪܹܨܩ ܪ ܨ— to get crushed or pinched by a closing door, window, etc. (especially of a finger or toe)
Arabic
Arabicقَرَصَق ر ص— to pinch
South Semitic
Ethio-Semitic
Ge'ezተክሪዝቀ ረ ጸ— proclamation, promulgation, edict (often clerical)
Amharicቀረጸቀ ረ ጸ— to incise
Tigrinyaቀረጸቀ ረ ጸ— to incise
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- to mold, model, shape
Classical Syriac
syc · 1 lemma- ankle; anklebone, talus; wristCompare Hebrew קַרְסֹל (qarsōl).
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
aii · 3 lemmas- to get crushed or pinched by a closing door, window, etc. (especially of a finger or toe)Developed from the verb ܩܵܪܸܨ (qāriṣ, “to sting, pinch”).
- to bite or stingCompare the same in Classical Syriac ܩܪܨ. With the second sense probably a semantic loan from Akkadian karāṣu.
- earwigFrom the active participle ܩܵܪܨܵܐ (qārṣā, “pincher”) + -ܘܿ (-ō).
Hebrew
he · 2 lemmas- to cut out, to divide (dough)
- North Korea (a country in East Asia, whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea)
Arabic
ar · 8 lemmas- to pinchFrom Proto-Semitic *ḳaraṣ-, from the root ق ر ص (q r ṣ).
▸ 1 derivation
- relatedقَرْصَةqarṣa
- pinch, pinchingDerived from the verbal noun of قَرَصَ (qaraṣa), from the root ق ر ص (q r ṣ).
- disk (in most meanings, including technology-related)From the root ق ر ص (q r ṣ). There is no evidence that it might be borrowed.
- nettle (Urtica gen. et spp.)
- a pinch, a sting, a biteInstance noun from قَرَصَ (qaraṣa, “to pinch, to bite, to sting”).
- to pinch each other
- Eryngium gen. et spp.Classical Syriac ܩܪܨܥܢܐ (qarṣəʿānā), from the root ܩ ܪ ܨ related to stinging, like قُرَّاص (qurrāṣ, “nettle”) from ق ر ص (q r ṣ).
- plural of قُرْص (qurṣ)
Ge'ez
gez · 1 lemma- proclamation, promulgation, edict (often clerical)Cognate with Arabic تَكْرِيزٌ (takrīzun), كرز.
▸ 1 derivation
- relatedከረዘkäräzä
Amharic
am · 5 lemmas- to inciseFrom Proto-Semitic *ḳaraṣ-.
- tin (chemical element)
- basil (plant of the genus Ocimum)
- electricity
- sorry
Tigrinya
ti · 4 lemmas- to inciseFrom Proto-Semitic *ḳaraṣ-.
- bit, piece (of food)
- to be trapped
- frog