# \*ʕVḳid-: 'bind' 1, 'knot' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ʕVḳid-, 'bind' 1, 'knot' 2: reflexes in 13 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 | \*ʕVḳid- |
| Meaning | 'bind' 1, 'knot' 2 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 373 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʕqd \[-i-\] 2 (Lane 2104) | Lane 2104 |  |
| Hebrew | ʕqd 1 (HALOT 873) | HALOT 873 |  |
| Aramaic | ʕqd (CAL s.v. ʿqd) | CAL s.v. ʿqd | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ʿaqada 'tie' (Dillmann 07124) | Dillmann 07124; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿqd |  |
| Tigre | ʿaqda (HALOT 873) | HALOT 873 |  |
| Jibbali | ʿaqod (LGz. 67) | LGz. 67 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʿəqaḏ (LGz. 67) | LGz. 67 |  |
| Gafat | aqqädä (LGz. 67) | LGz. 67 |  |
| Gurage | agädä (LGz. 67) | LGz. 67 |  |
| Harari | agäda 1 \[LHar 21\] | LHar 21 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ʿqd (Biella 380); a misreading of ʿsm (Sabaweb lemma 3800) | Biella 380; Sabaweb lemma 3800 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ˁóḳid (SLOnline 3233) | SLOnline 3233 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʿqd (Al-Jallad 2026, 17) | Al-Jallad 2026 17 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.