# \*ṣ̂ḥk/ḳ {} \*ĉ̣ḥk/ḳ: 'to laugh'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣ̂ḥk/ḳ {} *ĉ̣ḥk/ḳ, 'to laugh': reflexes in 22 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>) › [ṣ́](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/dad/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## 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 |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Linked from

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

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