# \*ʕaḳib-/\*ʕiḳb-: 'heel' 1, 'continuation, consequence' 2, 'give in exchange, requite' 3

> Proto-Semitic *ʕaḳib-/*ʕiḳb-, 'heel' 1, 'continuation, consequence' 2, 'give in exchange, requite' 3: reflexes in 15 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>) › [ʿ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/ayin/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕaḳib-/\*ʕiḳb- |
| Meaning | 'heel' 1, 'continuation, consequence' 2, 'give in exchange, requite' 3 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2002 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ʿqb 2 (Biella 380); hʿqb(n) 3 (Biella 379) | Biella 380; Biella 379 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ʕaḳib-, ʕaḳb- \[BK 2 308-309\]; ʿuqb 2 (Biella 380) | BK 2 308-309; Biella 380 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | eḳbu OB on \[CAD e 248\], \[AHw 231\] | CAD e 248; AHw 231 |  |
| Tigre | ʕǝḳǝb \[LH 468\] | LH 468 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ʕḳba \[DM 356\] | DM 356 |  |
| Ugaritic | ʕḳb \[DULAT 173\]; ʕḳb G 3, D 2 (DULAT 173) | DULAT 173 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | MLH ʕaḳbo; NAssyr. ịḳbɔ \[Tser. 0158\]. | Tser. 0158 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʕāḳēb (HALOT 872). | HALOT 872 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʕiḳḇā, ʕăḳēbā \[Ja 1104\], ʕăḳībā, ʕăḳubbā \[ibid. 1105\]; ʕḳyb, ʕaḳbā \[DJPA 416a apud CAL\] | Ja 1104; Ja 1105; DJPA 416a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Harari | (?) ḳūb \[LHar 121\] | LHar 121 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʕeḳḇā 'heel, hoof' \[Brock 541\] | Brock 541 |  |
| Aramaic | OFF ʕḳb \[HJ 881\] (in mn ʕḳb) | HJ 881 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ʿ-q-b: a-qa-ba-el, ia-ku-bu(-um), ia-aḫ-ku-bu-um (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 75) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 75 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | ʿqb 2 (T 256) | T 256 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʿqb (D) 3; ʿqbt 3 (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 54) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 54 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

- [ʿ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/ayin/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.