# \*ʾkp: 'to press, urge' 1, 'to saddle; pack-saddle' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ʾkp, 'to press, urge' 1, 'to saddle; pack-saddle' 2: reflexes in 6 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾkp |
| Meaning | 'to press, urge' 1, 'to saddle; pack-saddle' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | אָכַף 1 (HALOT 47) | HALOT 47 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʾkp 1, pa. 2; אֻכָּף 2 (HALOT 47) | HALOT 47 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | CPArm. ʾkp 1 (HALOT 47) | HALOT 47 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʾkp 1; ʾukkīf 2 (HALOT 47) | HALOT 47 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ʾkf II, IV 2; ʾu/ʾikāf 2 (HALOT 47); wkf II, IV 2, wikāf 2 (Lane 71) | HALOT 47; Lane 71 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | wakāpu 2 (Mari) (CAD U/W 400); ukāpu 2 (CAD U/W 54) | CAD U/W 400; CAD U/W 54 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Arabic ʾikāf has the by-form wikāf, ʾ for w (Lane 71).

## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.