←
qṭr, qṭrˀ (qṭar, qeṭrā) n.m. knot
1
knot
Common Aramaic
P StDan(1)5:12 ↗ ܘܫ݁ܪܐ ܩܛܪ̈ܝܢ‏ ; BT Šab 111b(25)↗ קטרא דקטרי בזממא וקטרא דקטרי באסתדירא‏ : a knot that one ties through the nose-ring, and a knot that one ties through the parral
2
joint
Common Aramaic
Dan 5:6↗ וְקִטְרֵי חַרְצֵהּ מִשְׁתָּרַיִן‏ : while the joints of his loins were coming loose ; P StDan(1)5:6 ↗ ܘܩܛܪ̈ܝ ܚܨܗ ܐܫܬܪܝܘ‏ ; TgTosPr Ezek.37:7↗ וקטרי חרציה משתרין וארכבתיה דא לדא נקשן‏
(1)
node
Gal, JBA
PTMas 52.a:30[2]↗ ננעה מלא קיטרין‏ : mint full of nodes ; PTŠab 8.b:16[2]↗ כד דאית ביה חמשה ק^טר^ין שבעה ק^טר^ין תשעה קטרין‏ : when it (i.e. the root of the madder) has five nodes, seven nodes, or nine nodes ; BT Pes 74a(16)↗ אידי דאית בהו קיטרי מפקי מיא והוה ליה כמבושל או הכי דרמון נמי ביה קטרי דשיעי קטריה‏ : since they (certain trees) have knots they exude water and (the meat cooked on such a spit) becomes like boiled, but that of the pomegranate also has knots! Its knots are smooth
(2)
ligament
Man
(3)
binding structure of a wall
OfAtranslit
UrukInc 1↗ [n]a—ša—a'—a—tu qé—ṭa—ri mi—in ig—ga—ri : I took a binding structure from a wall [i.e., נשאת קטר מן אגר]
3
fig.:
(1)
difficult problem
BADan, Syr
Dan 5:12↗ וַאַחֲוָיַת אֲחִידָן וּמְשָׁרֵא קִטְרִין‏ : to explain riddles, and untie knots ; JS_Elijah 3:120↗ ܟܽܠܗܽܘܢ ܩܸܛܪܸ̈ܐ ܕܥܲܘܠܵܐ ܦܫܼܝܩܼܝܢ ܘܲܕܠܼܝܠܼܝܢ ܠܼܝ‏ : all criminal knotty issues are simple and easy for me
(2)
band, federation
JLAtg
TgJ Is7:18↗ קִטרֵי מַשרְיָת גִיבָרַיָא דְסַגִיאִין כְדִיבְבַיָא‏ : the bands of warrior camps that are as numerous as flies
(1)
conspiracy [calque of Hebrew קֶשֶׁר]
JBA
BT Yev 61a(24)↗ קטיר קא חזינא הכא‏ : I see a conspiracy here
(3)
ܕܥܲܘܠܵܐ : wickedness
Syr
P Is58:6↗ ܕܬܫܪܐ ܩܛܪܐ ܕܥܘܠܐ‏ : that you should untie a sinful knot
(4)
binding oath
Sam
(5)
restriction, stipulation
JLAtg, JBA
TgJ Is58:6↗ שְרוֹ קִטרֵי כְתָבֵי דִין מַסטֵי‏ : abrogate the stipulations of the documents of perverted judgment ; BT Yev 107b(30)↗ תרי קטרי עבדו ביה‏ : they imposed two restrictive penalties on him
(6)
confluence
Man
AM 192:15↗ giṭra rba ḏmia
4
tied object
(1)
pl.: amulets
CPA, Syr
ESSerm3 20:v426 ܩܛܪ̈ܐ ܘܠܘܚ̈ܫܐ‏ : amulets and incantations ; GalSimp 262:9 ܒܩܛܪ̈ܐ ܘܒܩܡ̈ܝ‍{‍ܙ‍}‍‍<‍ܥ‍>‍ܐ‏
(2)
ܕܸܐܦ̈ܫܵܬܵܐ : dried grapes
Syr
1SmHex 25:18 text not cited
(3)
ܩܛܪ ܪܫܐ : tiara
Syr
(4)
bow string
Man
§▶
CPA pl. ܩܛܘܪܝܢ
🔍▶
✎▶
Some of the examples of "tied objects" almost certainly belong to the verbal noun form, but it is impossible to disambiguate them absent valid vocalized texts.
For the Uruk incantation usage see the Akkadian parallel ki-ṣir igari cited in CAD K p. 440.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1358[662]DJPA: 488bDJBA: 1011bJastrow: 1358Drower/Macuch: 89b, 75b, 83aJ. Payne-Smith: 502Levy Ch-W: 2:356Tal Sam: 774DNWSI: 1007DCPA[Schulthess]: 368[178]BarBahlul: 1768:15

© The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon ©
Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:34:55 -0500