*dVḳm-: 'mouth; jaw; beak'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*dVḳm-
Meaning'mouth; jaw; beak'
BasisSED
SEDSEDonline semet 2029

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabicduḳm-, duḳam- 'mouth' [Dozy 1 453]; cf. daḳama 'to break s.o.'s front teeth by striking them on the mouth' [BK 1 718], daḳimat- 'which, after losing its teeth, has ended up wearing down its lower jaw (ewe, she-camel)' [ibid.]Dozy 1 453; BK 1 718
Tigredǝḳǝm [LH 525]LH 525gloss withheld
Modern ArabicNYEM duḳm [Behnstedt 384]; YEM dugmeh [P 154]Behnstedt 384gloss withheld
Jibbalidǝḳmím [JJ 38]JJ 38gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026

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