*ʿVqVm-: 'delimit' 1, 'obstruct, dam up' 2

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab mʿqmn 2 (Biella 381)	Biella 381	gloss withheld
Geez	ʿaqqama 'delimit' 1 (Dillmann 07091)	Dillmann 07091; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿqm
Arabic	ʿaqīm 2 (LGz. 67); ʿaqama, ʿuqmaᵗ, maʿqam 2 (Biella 381)	LGz. 67; Biella 381	gloss withheld
Tigre	ʿaqqäma (LGz. 67)	LGz. 67	gloss withheld

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Aramaic ʿQM 'bend, curve' (Aramaic Root Atlas) differs in sense.

Updated 3 November 2026