# \*dVḥVq-: 'thrust, drive away'

> Proto-Semitic *dVḥVq-, 'thrust, drive away': reflexes in 5 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>) › [D](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/d/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*dVḥVq- |
| Meaning | 'thrust, drive away' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | daḥaqa (HALOT 219) | HALOT 219 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | dāḥaq (HALOT 219) | HALOT 219 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | dḥaq 'thrust out, drive away, reject' (Payne Smith 89) | Payne Smith 89 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | dḥq (HALOT 219) | HALOT 219 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | dḥq (HALOT 219) | HALOT 219 |  |

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## Notes

HALOT 219 also cites Middle Hebrew, Samaritan, Christian Palestinian Aramaic, Mandaic dḥq 'urge, push', and Ethiopic (Leslau 17).

## Linked from

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

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