# \*ḏiḳn-: 'old man'

> Proto-Semitic *ḏiḳn-, 'old man': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḏiḳn- |
| Meaning | 'old man' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḏiqn 'a decrepit, old and weak, or extremely aged, man' (Lane 967) | Lane 967 |  |
| Hebrew | zāqēn (HALOT 278) | HALOT 278 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ḏaqnum (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, 163 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | /daqan/: name da-ga-na | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 163 | gloss 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'.

## Linked from

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

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