# \*ʾVšk-(at-): 'testicle'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾVšk-(at-), 'testicle': reflexes in 8 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [ʾ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾVšk-(at-) |
| Meaning | 'testicle' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1999 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʔiskat- 'lip of a woman's vagina' \[BK 1 33\] | BK 1 33 |  |
| Akkadian | išku OB on \[CAD i 250\], \[AHw 396\] | CAD i 250; AHw 396 |  |
| Eblaitic | iš-gúm /ʔiškum/ \[Fr 152; Bl E No. 4\]; iš-gúm /ʾis₁k/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 47) | Fr 152; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 47 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʔušk \[DULAT 113\] | DULAT 113 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ʔǝskit \[LGz 43\] | LGz 43 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʔäšäk (HALOT 95) &lt;\*ʔašk-. PB ʔōšäk (HALOT 95, apud Porath) | HALOT 95 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʔškh \[DJPA 78a apud CAL\] | DJPA 78a; CAL |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʔeškǝtā \[Brock 52\] | Brock 52 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Linked from

- [ʾ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/index.md>)

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