# \*ʕiḳ(ḳ)ār-: 'root; medicine'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕiḳ(ḳ)ār-, 'root; medicine': reflexes in 11 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕiḳ(ḳ)ār- |
| Meaning | 'root; medicine' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3062 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʕaḳḳār- 'simple (medicinal herb), root, aromatic plant used as medicine' \[BK 2 316\] | BK 2 316 |  |
| Soqotri | ʔeḳre |  | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ʕaḳār |  | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | Urm ʕiḳr- |  | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʕḳr (HALOT 874), ʕiḳḳār | HALOT 874 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | aḳaḳir |  | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʕēḳārā 'root; medicine/drug' \[Brock 543\] | Brock 543 |  |
| Aramaic | Pal ʕyḳr |  | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ʿqr (HALOT 874) | HALOT 874 |  |
| Biblical Aramaic | ʕiḳḳar (Kogan 2015, ch. 6 §2 no. 4) | Kogan 2015 ch. 6 §2 no. 4 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʕiḳḳārā (Kogan 2015, ch. 6 §2 no. 4); ʕqr (DNWSI 882) | Kogan 2015 ch. 6 §2 no. 4; DNWSI 882 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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