# \*ʾan(V)ḳ-: 'a bird of prey'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾan(V)ḳ-, 'a bird of prey': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾan(V)ḳ- |
| Meaning | 'a bird of prey' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2318 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʔanūḳ- 'black bird the size of a raven, living in ruins or on mountaintops, and feeding on carrion' \[BK 1 63\], \[Lane 118\], \[LA X 10\]. | BK 1 63; Lane 118; LA X 10 |  |
| Geez | ʔanḳe, ʔanḳet \[LGz. 30\]. | LGz. 30 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Cha. Eža Muh. Msq. Gog. anḳ'ǝt, End. Gyt. anḳ'it \[LGur. 73\]. | LGur. 73 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | anč̣ǝt \[K 1252\], ǝn(ǝ)ḳ(ḳ)e \[ibid. 1215\]. | K 1252; K 1215 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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