# \*ḥḳn: 'to collect milk in a skin, churn'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥḳn, 'to collect milk in a skin, churn': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥḳn |
| Meaning | 'to collect milk in a skin, churn' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥaqana l-labana fī s-siqāʾi 'he collected the milk in the skin... he poured the milk into the skin that its butter might come forth' (Lane 612); miḥqan 'a skin in which milk is collected... that its butter may come forth' (Lane 613) | Lane 612; Lane 613 |  |
| Geez | ḥaqʷana, ḥaqʷna; məḥqʷān (LGz. 240) | LGz. 240 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | (ʾat)ḥaqäna; ḥəqan (LGz. 240) | LGz. 240 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ḥaqʷänä; ḥəqʷan (LGz. 240) | LGz. 240 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Arabic ḥaqana is first 'to confine, retain' (Lane 612). Leslau sets Arabic ḥaqana 'churn' beside the Geez (LGz. 240). Not 3605 \*mwṣ 'to churn'.

## Linked from

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

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