# \*ʕḳḳ: 'to cleave, slit, cut'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕḳḳ, 'to cleave, slit, cut': reflexes in 2 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕḳḳ |
| Meaning | 'to cleave, slit, cut' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ˁqq (Lane 2095 apud SEDonline 2149) | Lane 2095; SEDonline 2149 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ˁaḳḳä (WTS 467 apud SEDonline 2149) | WTS 467; SEDonline 2149 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

PWS \*ˁḳḳ 'to cleave, to slit' (SEDonline 2149). SEDonline 2149 also lists Ugr. ˁḳḳ 'a destructive one' (DULAT 174).

## Linked from

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

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