*ḥalḳ-, *ḥalḳū/um-: 'Adam's apple, throat'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ḥalḳ-, *ḥalḳū/um-
Meaning'Adam's apple, throat'
BasisSED
SEDSEDonline semet 2091

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabicḥalḳ- 'gullet, throat' [BK 1 481]; ḥalḳūm- 'throat' [ibid. 482]; Leb ḥalǝʔ, Mlt ḥalʔa 'mouth'BK 1 481; BK 482
Mehriḥǝlḳǝmūt [JM 179]JM 179gloss withheld
SoqotriQALAN-V ḥɛlḳɔ̄́moh [SSL 4 95], QADHUB ḥalḳámoh [SSL LS 1459]; QADHUB ḥɛnṣ̌əḳɔh [SSL LS 1459].SSL 4 95; SSL LS 1459gloss withheld
Akkadian(?) *a/elī/āḳu in līḳ (laḳ, aliḳ, elaḳ) pî OB on [CAD l 205], [AHw 555]CAD l 205; AHw 555gloss withheld
Harsusiḥelḳemōt [JH 59]JH 59
Ugaritic(?) ḥlḳ [DULAT 356].DULAT 356gloss withheld
Geezḥǝlḳ [LGz 230]LGz 230gloss withheld
Jibbaliḥalḳũt [JJ 110]JJ 110
Amharicǝllǝḳt [K 1108]K 1108gloss withheld
Hebrewmalqoḥayim (LGz. 230)LGz. 230gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026

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