# \*ʾabaq-: 'dust, fine powder'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾabaq-, 'dust, fine powder': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾabaq- |
| Meaning | 'dust, fine powder' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ʾābāq (HALOT 9); ʾăbāqā (HALOT 9); ʾābāq (Jastrow 8) | HALOT 9; Jastrow 8 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʾabqā (HALOT 9) | HALOT 9 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʾabqā (HALOT 9) | HALOT 9 |  |

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

## Notes

HALOT 9 compares Arb. ʾabaqa 'to run away' with a query; that verb is 425 \*ʾVbiḳ-. Not 1094 \*ʕapar- 'dust, soil' nor 1512 \*puy- 'chaff'.

## Linked from

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

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