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*ḳVry-at-/*ḳar-t- - town, village
(Kogan 2015: 214)
probably related to
*ḳry, *ḳrˀ
- to meet, to gather
Words
Ugaritic
ḳrt
- town, village
(DUL 712)
Ugaritic
ḳryt
- town, village
(DUL 715)
Hebrew
ḳärät
- city
(HALOT 1149)
Hebrew
ḳiryā
- town, village
(HALOT 1142)
Syriac
ḳritā
- village
(LSyr. 695, SL 1410)
Arabic
qaryat-
- village, small town
(Lane 2988)
Jibbali
ṣ̃írɛt
- town, collection of houses
(JL 150)
likely borrowed from Arabic