# \*duk-: 'pound' 1, 'beat' 2

> Proto-Semitic *duk-, 'pound' 1, 'beat' 2: 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>) › [D](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/d/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*duk- |
| Meaning | 'pound' 1, 'beat' 2 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 529 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | dkk \[-u-\] (Lane 898) | Lane 898 |  |
| Akkadian | dakāk- 1, dāk- 2 |  |  |
| Ugaritic | dk |  |  |
| Hebrew | hādēk 1; dkʔ pi. 1 (HALOT 221); dakkāʔ 1 (HALOT 221) | HALOT 221 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | dakka (HALOT 221) | HALOT 221 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | dekk (JL 37 apud SEDonline 2044) | JL 37; SEDonline 2044 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | JPA dkk (DJPA 149 apud SEDonline 2044) | DJPA 149; SEDonline 2044 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | dək (ML 68 apud SEDonline 2044) | ML 68; SEDonline 2044 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Instrument nouns: Akkadian madakku 'pestle' (CAD M/1 9), from dakāku; Arabic middak 'pestle, ramrod' (HALOT 549); Hebrew mᵊdōkâ and Syriac mdūktā 'mortar', from dwk (HALOT 549; Payne Smith 253).

## Linked from

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

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