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√*QṢ-
According to Ehret1989, this is the Ar reflex of a bi-consonantal »pre-Proto-Semitic« (pPS, i.e. preSem) root *ḲṢ- ‘to clip’. For 3-radical extensions see section DERIV below.
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▪ Cf. also ↗*QṬ- ‘to cut’ and extensions.
According to Ehret1989#42, 3-radical extensions from the bi-consonantal "root nucleus" include: ► + Ø (gemination of R2) => ↗qaṣṣa ‘to cut off, clip (with scissors)’
► + »extendative« *‑b => ↗qaṣaba ‘to cut, cut off, dissect, cut up, carve up (a slaughtered animal)’
► + »modifier suffix« *‑r => ↗qaṣura ‘to be(come) short(er)’1
► + »sunderative« *‑ʕ => ↗qaṣaʕa ‘to grind, crush, bruise, squash, mash, (Ehret1989: to kill a louse between the nails, i.e. to pinch off)’
► + »finitive« *‑l => ↗qaṣala ‘to cut off, mow off’
► + »noun suffix« (vb. < n.) *‑m => ↗qaṣama ‘to break, shatter (Ehret1989: break entirely, fragment, piece)’.
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