# \*ḏḳn: 'to be old, grow old'

> Proto-Semitic *ḏḳn, 'to be old, grow old': reflexes in 4 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>) › [ḏ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/dhal/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḏḳn |
| Meaning | 'to be old, grow old' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | zqn (HALOT 278) | HALOT 278 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | Old Aramaic zqn (HALOT 278) | HALOT 278 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ḏqn: ḏiqnum (Gelb AS 21, 18) | Gelb AS 21 18 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḏqn (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 66) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 66 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Verb from the same root as 169 \*ḏiḳan- '(bearded) chin, beard' and 3329 \*ḏiḳn- 'old man'.

## Linked from

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

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