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

> Proto-Semitic *ḥalḳ-, *ḥalḳū/um-, 'Adam's apple, throat': reflexes in 10 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 | \*ḥalḳ-, \*ḥalḳū/um- |
| Meaning | 'Adam's apple, throat' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2091 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥalḳ- 'gullet, throat' \[BK 1 481\]; ḥalḳūm- 'throat' \[ibid. 482\]; Leb ḥalǝʔ, Mlt ḥalʔa 'mouth' | BK 1 481; BK 482 |  |
| Mehri | ḥǝlḳǝmūt \[JM 179\] | JM 179 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | QALAN-V ḥɛlḳɔ̄́moh \[SSL 4 95\], QADHUB ḥalḳámoh \[SSL LS 1459\]; QADHUB ḥɛnṣ̌əḳɔh \[SSL LS 1459\]. | SSL 4 95; SSL LS 1459 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | (?) \*a/elī/āḳu in līḳ (laḳ, aliḳ, elaḳ) pî OB on \[CAD l 205\], \[AHw 555\] | CAD l 205; AHw 555 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ḥelḳemōt \[JH 59\] | JH 59 |  |
| Ugaritic | (?) ḥlḳ \[DULAT 356\]. | DULAT 356 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ḥǝlḳ \[LGz 230\] | LGz 230 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ḥalḳũt \[JJ 110\] | JJ 110 |  |
| Amharic | ǝllǝḳt \[K 1108\] | K 1108 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | malqoḥayim (LGz. 230) | LGz. 230 | gloss withheld |

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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.