# \*ʕtk: 'to stick, attach'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕtk, 'to stick, attach': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕtk |
| Meaning | 'to stick, attach' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | ˁtk (DULAT 188; SEDonline 1392) | DULAT 188; SEDonline 1392 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ˁtk (Lane 1948 apud SEDonline 1392) | Lane 1948; SEDonline 1392 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

PCS \*ˁtk 'to stick, to attach' (Renfroe 1992: 26‒29; Kogan 2015: 318 apud SEDonline 1392), an exclusive Arabic–Ugaritic isogloss (SEDonline 1392). Cf. SA155 \*ʕtk 'opposite, confronting'.

## Linked from

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

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