*(ʾa)bak-: 'cock'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*(ʾa)bak-
Meaning	'cock'
Basis	reconstruction SED, corrected; meaning project
SED	SEDonline semet 2676

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Tigre	bǝka [LH 290], ʔabbǝkiki [ibid. 368]	LH 290; LH 368	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	ʔabbākā 'large cock' [Ja. 6]	Ja. 6
Syrian Aramaic	bakkā 'gallus', bakkǝtā 'hen' [Brock. 73], ʔābakkā 'gallus' [Brock. 2]	Brock. 73; Brock. 2

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Updated 22 October 2026

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