# \*ʕVḳVl-: 'turn, bend, twist'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕVḳVl-, 'turn, bend, twist': reflexes in 6 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 | \*ʕVḳVl- |
| Meaning | 'turn, bend, twist' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ʿăqalqal; mᵉʿuqqāl (Hab 1:4) (HALOT 874) | HALOT 874 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ʿaqala; ʿaqila (HALOT 874) | HALOT 874 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʿăqôlā (HALOT 874) | HALOT 874 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʕql 'twist awry, entangle, confuse'; ʔetʕqalqal (Payne Smith 425) | Payne Smith 425 |  |
| Tigrinya | ˁeḳʷälä (TED 1866 apud SEDonline 1244) | TED 1866; SEDonline 1244 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʕḳltn (DULAT 174) | DULAT 174 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 874 also cites Syr. mᵉʿaqqᵉlā 'wrong, crazy', ʿuqqālā 'winding track'. Not 404 \*ʕVḳip- 'twist'.

## Linked from

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

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