# \*ʕala/ūḳ(-at)-: 'leech'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕala/ūḳ(-at)-, 'leech': reflexes in 16 language(s).

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## 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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## 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.