# \*ʕrk: 'battle line, battle'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕrk, 'battle line, battle': reflexes in 3 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 | \*ʕrk |
| Meaning | 'battle line, battle' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | maʿărākâ (HALOT 616) | HALOT 616 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | maʿrakat 'a place, scene, of battle' (Lane 2024); ʿarkat 'a war, battle' (Lane 2024) | Lane 2024 |  |
| Punic | ʿrkt (T 257–258) | T 257–258 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

maqtal noun of K0653 \*ʿVrVk- 'prepare, arrange'. HALOT 616 compares Arabic maʿra/ukat.

## Linked from

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

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