# \*ʕaḳab-: 'hill, slope'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕaḳab-, 'hill, slope': 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 | \*ʕaḳab- |
| Meaning | 'hill, slope' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 884 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʕaqab-at- 'a mountain-road; a road in the upper part of a mountain; a difficult place of ascent of the mountains' (Lane 2102) | Lane 2102 |  |
| Geez | ʿaqab (LGz. 65) | LGz. 65 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʿāqōb (HALOT 873) | HALOT 873 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ʿaqäb (LGz. 66) | LGz. 66 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ʿaqäb (LGz. 66) | LGz. 66 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | aqäbät (LGz. 66) | LGz. 66 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Ugaritic ʿqb 'rough, hilly' (HALOT 873).

## 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.