# \*baḳḳ-: 'gnat'

> Proto-Semitic *baḳḳ-, 'gnat': reflexes in 8 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 | \*baḳḳ- |
| Meaning | 'gnat' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2362 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | baḳḳ- 'gnat' \[BK 1 148\], \[Fr. I 140\], \[Lane 233\], \[LA X 23\]. | BK 1 148; Fr. I 140; Lane 233; LA X 23 |  |
| Akkadian | baḳḳu (bāḳu) OB on \[CAD b 101\], \[AHw. 105\] | CAD b 101; AHw. 105 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | beḳḳét, beḳáyt \[JH 17\]. | JH 17 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | baḳḳā, baḳḳǝtā \[Ja. 185\], \[Levy WTM I 253\]; bāḳā \[Ja. 185\]; JBA bāḳā (DJBA 230 apud SEDonline 667) | Ja. 185; Levy WTM I 253; DJBA 230; SEDonline 667 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | bāḳā 'gnat' \[Brock. 87\], \[PS 573\]. | Brock. 87; PS 573 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | Maʕl. baḳḳa, NSyr. bâḳtâ, JNA bāḳa, Tlk. bāḳa, Ass. baḳta, Tur. bōḳo (SED II 82) | SED II 82 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | baqq, buqq: ba-ak-kum, ba-qu-um, bu-qa-an; biqāq, buqāq: bu-qa-qú-um, bi-ka-ki-im (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 116) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 116 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | /baqq, buqq/: name ba-gu | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 116 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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