# \*ʕap/baḳ-: 'sores, scabies, leprosy'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕap/baḳ-, 'sores, scabies, leprosy': reflexes in 7 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕap/baḳ- |
| Meaning | 'sores, scabies, leprosy' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2005 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʕabāḳiyat- 'a scar in the most visible place on the face' \[BK 2 158\]. | BK 2 158 |  |
| Akkadian | epḳu OB on \[CAD e 246\], \[AHw 230\]; also ep(e)ḳennu OB on \[CAD e 246\]; ep(e)ḳēnu, epḳennu \[AHw 230\] | CAD e 246; AHw 230 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ʕabäḳ \[LH 470\]; cf. ʔabäḳ \[ibid. 367\] | LH 470; LH 367 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ʕabaḳ, ʔabaḳ \[LGz 54\] | LGz 54 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | (?) ENN äḇäʔ, END äwäʔ \[LGur 6\]. | LGur 6 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | abäḳ \[K 1197\]; cf. also abbäḳä \[ibid.\] | K 1197 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ʕabäḳ 'scabies, mange' \[Bassano 689\] | Bassano 689 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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