*ṣ̂ḥk/ḳ {} *ĉ̣ḥk/ḳ: 'to laugh'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *ṣ̂ḥk/ḳ {} *ĉ̣ḥk/ḳ |
| Meaning | 'to laugh' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2302 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḍḥk (-a-) [BK 2 11] | BK 2 11 | |
| Mehri | ẑǝḥāk (ō) [JM 475] | JM 475 | |
| Soqotri | ḍáḥak [LS 361]; ẓ̂áḥak (SLOnline 7226) | LS 361; SLOnline 7226 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ẑǝḥāk [JH 151] | JH 151 | |
| Tigre | säḥaḳä [LH 171] | LH 171 | |
| Mandaic Aramaic | AHK, ʕHK [DM 9], GHK [ibid. 81], SHK [ibid. 320] (see JUD) | DM 9; DM 81; DM 320 | |
| Ugaritic | ẓḥḳ [Gordon 27], ṣḥḳ [Aist 266] | Gordon 27; Aist 266 | |
| East Ethiopic | SEL ZWY sāḳä, WOL saʔä [LGur 556] | LGur 556 | |
| Harari | sēḥaḳa [LHar 138] | LHar 138 | |
| Geez | ŝaḥaḳa, ŝǝḥḳa (a) [LGz 528] | LGz 528 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | CHA EZ̆A MUH MSQ SOD daḳä, GYE dāḳä, MUH GOG SOD daʔä, ENN END dāʔä [LGur 216]. | LGur 216 | |
| Jibbali | ẓ̂aḥák [JJ 325] | JJ 325 | |
| Hebrew | ŝḥḳ (a) (HALOT 1315), ṣḥḳ (a) (HALOT 1019). | HALOT 1315; HALOT 1019 | |
| Amharic | saḳä [K 503] | K 503 | |
| Argobba | sähaḳa [LGur 556] | LGur 556 | |
| Judaic Aramaic | ṣǝḥaḳ [Ja 1274], ʔăḥīk [ibid. 40], ḥūk [ibid. 432], gǝḥak [ibid. 233], gḥk [DJPA 126a apud CAL]; dəḥak [Ja. 292], dḥk [DJPA 142b apud CAL]. | Ja 1274; Ja 40; Ja 432; Ja 233; DJPA 126a; CAL; Ja. 292; DJPA 142b | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | gǝḥēk [Brock 113]. | Brock 113 | |
| Gafat | ṣaḳä [LGaf 236]. | LGaf 236 | |
| Aramaic | HTR šḥḳ [HJ 1121-22]; DAL ḳḥk [HJ 1004-5] | HJ 1121-22; HJ 1004-5 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | säḥaḳä [Bass 170] | Bass 170 | |
| Eblaitic | za-ʔà-gú-um /ṣaḥākum/ (VE 217) | VE 217 | |
| Amorite | ṣḥq: jaṣḥaq, ṣiḥaqum (Gelb AS 21, 34) | Gelb AS 21 34 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026