*ʕala/ūḳ(-at)-: 'leech'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *ʕala/ūḳ(-at)- |
| Meaning | 'leech' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED, corrected; meaning SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2341 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʕalaḳ-(at-) 'sangsue' [BK 2 345], [Fr. III 210], [Lane 2134], [LA X 267]. | BK 2 345; Fr. III 210; Lane 2134; LA X 267 | |
| Mehri | ʔāwḳáyt (pl. ʔālaḳtǝn) [JM 22]. | JM 22 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | ilḳu SB [CAD i 88], [AHw. 373] | CAD i 88; AHw. 373 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ʕaläḳ [LH 452]. | LH 452 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ʕalaḳt [LGz. 61]. | LGz. 61 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Muh. Msq. Sod. aläḳǝt, Sel. alč̣ǝt, Wol. alč̣it, Gog. Sod. aläʔǝt, Eža aräḳǝt Cha. Enm. Gyt. aräḳǝṭ [LGur. 41]. | LGur. 41 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ʕoḳót [JJ 12]. | JJ 12 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʕălūḳā (HALOT 831), pB. [Ja. 1081] | HALOT 831; Ja. 1081 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | alḳǝt, aläḳǝt [K 1108]. | K 1108 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʕălūḳā (ʕalḳā) [Ja. 1081], [Levy WT II 221], [Levy WTM III 658]; ʕrḳʔ, ʕḳrʔ [Sok. 417]. | Ja. 1081; Levy WT II 221; Levy WTM III 658; Sok. 417 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | ēḳti [LHar. 30]. | LHar. 30 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʕelaḳtā, ʕalūḳā 'leech, bloodsucker' [Brock. 528], [PS 2903] (also ʕalḳā). | Brock. 528; PS 2903 | |
| Tigrinya | ʕaläḳti 'leech (mignatta)' [Bass. 670]. | Bass. 670 | |
| Aramaic | ʿlwqh (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. ʿlwqh) | Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. ʿlwqh; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿlq | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | haläqit (LGz. 61) | LGz. 61 | |
| Modern Aramaic | NSyr. ʕalûḳâ, Tur. ʕalḳe (pl.), ʕalḳo (SED II 51) | SED II 51 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026