# \*ḥanak-/\*ḥink-: 'palate'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥanak-/*ḥink-, 'palate': reflexes in 12 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥanak-/\*ḥink- |
| Meaning | 'palate' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2624 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥanak-, pl. ʔaḥnāk- 2 'palate, and the part of the mouth under the chin corresponding to the palate' \[BK 1 505\] | BK 1 505 |  |
| Mehri | ḥǝnnūk 2 \[JM 183\]; QISHN ḥank, pl. haḥnɔ̄́k \[SSL 3 278\] | JM 183; SSL 3 278 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | hinka 2 \[DM 147\] | DM 147 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ḥónúk, pl. aḥnik \[JJ 112\] | JJ 112 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥēk, with suff. ḥikk- 2 (HALOT 313); PB ḥănīkayim (dual) \[Ja 483\] | HALOT 313; Ja 483 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥikkā 2 \[Ja 455\]; ḥk (det. ḥykh) \[DJPA 200a apud CAL\] | Ja 455; DJPA 200a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | OFF ḥnk 2 \[HJ 388\] | HJ 388 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥenkā \[HALOT 313\]; ḥekkā, ḥunkā (Brock. 244 apud SED I 112) | HALOT 313; Brock. 244; SED I 112 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ḥénnek, pl. ḥenōket \[JH 60\] | JH 60 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | haññäha \[LArg 206\] | LArg 206 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ḥanaka (LGz. 237) | LGz. 237 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | aňňäkä (LGz. 237) | LGz. 237 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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