*ḏiḳn-: 'old man'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ḏiḳn-
Meaning'old man'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabicḏiqn 'a decrepit, old and weak, or extremely aged, man' (Lane 967)Lane 967
Hebrewzāqēn (HALOT 278)HALOT 278gloss withheld
Amoriteḏaqnum (Gelb AS 21, 18); ḏaqan: za-ka-nu-um, za-aq-ni-ia; daqan: da-qa-ni-ia; daqin: da-aq-ni-tum (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 163)Gelb AS 21 18; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 163gloss withheld
Eblaitic/daqan/: name da-ga-naSanmartín GlOS 1, 163gloss withheld

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Notes

HSED 2664 prints Semitic *ḏiḳn- 'old man' with Arabic ḏiqn- and Hebrew zāqēn. Noun of the same root as 169 *ḏiḳan- '(bearded) chin, beard' and the verb 3328 *ḏḳn 'to be old, grow old'.

Updated 25 October 2026

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