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*ḳṭp - to pluck off
(Kogan 2015: 587 n.1527)
maybe also Mhr
ḳəṭfīf
and Jib
ḳaṭf
‘feather’ are connected
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Akkadian
ḳatāpu
- to pluck, to pick, to cut off
(CAD Q 164, AHw. 907)
Hebrew
ḳṭp
- to pluck off (twigs, ears of corn)
(HALOT 1094)
Syriac
ḳṭp
- to pluck off, collect, harvest
(LSyr. 661, SL 1355)
Arabic
qṭf
- to collect fruits
(LA 9 340)
Geez
ḳaṭafa
- to pick (flowers), to pluck, to snap
(CDG 453)
Amharic
ḳäṭṭäfä
- to pick (flowers, leaves, fruit), to pluck (ears of grain)
(AED 841)