# \*ʿVmVq-: 'deep', 'valley'

> Proto-Semitic *ʿVmVq-, 'deep', 'valley': reflexes in 21 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 | \*ʿVmVq- |
| Meaning | 'deep', 'valley' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | āmūḳ (Rubin 2018 823) | Rubin 2018 823 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | emēqu 'be(come) wise' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿmq |  |
| Arabic | ʕamuqa 'deep' (Lane 2157) | Lane 2157; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿmq |  |
| Geez | ʿamaqa 'deep' (Dillmann 06941) | Dillmann 06941; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿmq |  |
| Hebrew | ʿamaq; ʿemeq; ʿōmeq (Pr 9:18, 25:3; HALOT 849) | HALOT 849; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿmq | gloss withheld |
| Punic | ʿmq; Neo-Punic ʿmqt (Krahmalkov 380) | Krahmalkov 380; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿmq | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʿmq /ʿamuqu/ (UVST 160) | UVST 160; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿmq | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ʿmq (Biella 372) | Biella 372 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʿamqā; ʿamīq (HALOT 847, 849; Jastrow 1088, 1090; DJPA 411a apud CAL) | HALOT 847, 849; Jastrow 1088, 1090; DJPA 411a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ʿumqā; ʿmuq (HALOT 847, 849; MD 352) | HALOT 847, 849; MD 352 |  |
| Canaanite | ummuqu (EA 359:29; HALOT 849; CAD U/W 134) | HALOT 849; CAD U/W 134 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʿəmaq (LGz. 63; Payne Smith 418) | LGz. 63; Payne Smith 418 |  |
| Tigrinya | ʿamäqʷä (LGz. 63) | LGz. 63 |  |
| Tigre | ʿamqa (LGz. 63) | LGz. 63 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | ammäqä (LGz. 63) | LGz. 63 |  |
| Phoenician | ʿmq (T 250) | T 250 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ʿenqot (Biella 372) | Biella 372 |  |
| Soqotri | ʿamiqoh (Biella 372) | Biella 372 |  |
| Emar | am-qí, am-qú /ʿamqu/ (Pentiuc 2001, 31–32) | Pentiuc 2001 31–32 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ḫamqu: ḫa-am-qa-am (Florilegium Marianum II, 38: 8) (Streck 2000, 93); ʿamq (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 79) | Streck 2000 93; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 79 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | \*ʿammīq, pl. (HALOT BArm. s.v. עַמִּיק) | HALOT BArm. s.v. עַמִּיק | 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.