# \*ḥi/aḳʷ-: 'hip, loin, lap'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥi/aḳʷ-, 'hip, loin, lap': reflexes in 13 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>) › [ḥ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/het/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥi/aḳʷ- |
| Meaning | 'hip, loin, lap' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2087 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥaḳw-, ḥiḳw- 'that part of the body which is at the bottom of the ribs; belt/waist' \[BK 1 469\] | BK 1 469 |  |
| Soqotri | (?) QALAN-V ḥanṣ̌ǝ̄ḳɔh d-rhɛy (d-ṭā́deʕ) \[SSL 4 95\]. | SSL 4 95 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ḥǝḳäḳ (pl.) \[LH 77\]. | LH 77 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | /ḥēḳu/ (UVST 124) | UVST 124 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | SEL anč̣ä, ZWY anč̣i \[LGur 56\] | LGur 56 |  |
| Geez | ḥaḳʷe (also ḥawḳe, ḥawḳʷe) \[LGz 239\]. | LGz 239 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | MSQ anḳ'ä \[LGur 72\] | LGur 72 |  |
| Jibbali | ḥaḳḥéḳ \[JJ 108\] | JJ 108 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥēḳ (HALOT 312). | HALOT 312 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | SAB ḥḳw-nhn, ḥḳw-y (du.) \[SD 69\] | SD 69 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥēḳā 'lap, bossom' \[Ja 460\] | Ja 460 |  |
| Harari | ḥač̣i \[LHar 79\] | LHar 79 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ḥǝḳʷe 'loin' \[Bass 50\] | Bass 50 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.