*bi/ark-: 'knee'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *bi/ark- |
| Meaning | 'knee' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2021 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | bārik-at- [BK 1 116]. | BK 1 116 | |
| Mehri | bark [JM 52] | JM 52 | |
| Soqotri | bǝrk [JM 52], [SSL LS 1454] | JM 52; SSL LS 1454 | |
| Akkadian | birku, burku OB on [CAD b 255], [AHw 129, 140]. | CAD b 255; AHw 129, 140 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | bark [JH 19] | JH 19 | |
| Tigre | bǝrǝk [LH 278] | LH 278 | |
| Mandaic Aramaic | burka [DM 57] | DM 57 | |
| Ugaritic | brk [DULAT 235], /birku ?/ (UVST 115) | DULAT 235; UVST 115 | |
| East Ethiopic | SEL WOL bǝrk [LGur 153] | LGur 153 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | bǝrk [LGz 105] | LGz 105 | |
| Biblical Aramaic | birḵṓhī (var. birkṓhī; du. 3m. sing. pron. suff.) (BDB 1085) | BDB 1085 | |
| Modern Aramaic | MLH berko [J Mlah 170] HRT berka [J Hert 183] NASS biryä [Tser 034] NSYR bǝrka [MP 21] URM birkǝ [R Urmi 98] MMND borka [M MND 508] | J Mlah 170; J Hert 183; Tser 034; MP 21; M MND 508 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | bɛrk [JJ 28] | JJ 28 | |
| Hebrew | bäräk; with suff. birk- (HALOT 160). | HALOT 160 | |
| Judaic Aramaic | birkā (du. birkayin) [Ja 195]; brk, du. bärkayin [DJPA 114a apud CAL] | Ja 195; DJPA 114a; CAL | |
| Harari | bǝrḫi, bǝḫri [LHar 45] | LHar 45 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | burkā [Brock 96] | Brock 96 | |
| Tigrinya | bǝrki [Bass 317] | Bass 317 | |
| Emar | bá-ar-ku /barku/ (SED II 338) | SED II 338 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026