# \*bahaḳ-: '(kind of) skin disease' 1, 'shine' 2

> Proto-Semitic *bahaḳ-, '(kind of) skin disease' 1, 'shine' 2: reflexes in 10 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>) › [B](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/b/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*bahaḳ- |
| Meaning | '(kind of) skin disease' 1, 'shine' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 67 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | bahaḳ- 'tetter' 1 \[BK 1 172\]; bahiqa 'was, or became, affected with bahaq', bahaq 'a whiteness that affects the skin' 1 (Lane 267) | BK 1 172; Lane 267 |  |
| Mehri | bǝhyōḳ 1 \[JM 45\] | JM 45 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | bihōḳ 1 \[JH 16\] | JH 16 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | bähaḳ 1 \[LH 267\]. | LH 267 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | baḳiata 1 \[DM 49\] | DM 49 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | bhɔḳ 1 \[JJ 24\]. | JJ 24 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | bōhaḳ 1 (HALOT 112); PB 1 \[Ja 144\], bāhăḳān 1 \[Ja 143\]; bāhaq 2 (Klein s.v. בהק) | HALOT 112; Ja 144; Ja 143; Klein s.v. בהק | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | bōhăḳā 1 \[Ja 144\]; bhḳy (det. bhḳyth) 1 \[DJPA 86a apud CAL\] | Ja 144; DJPA 86a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | behḳītā 'scabies' 1 \[Brock 61\]; ʔabheq 'shine white, glitter' 2 (Payne Smith 36) | Brock 61; Payne Smith 36 |  |
| Aramaic | BHQ (C) 'to shine' 2 (Ja. 143) | Ja. 143 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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