# \*bi/ark-: 'knee'

> Proto-Semitic *bi/ark-, 'knee': reflexes in 19 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 2026-10-22.

## 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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## Linked from

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

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