# \*lhḳ: 'grow' 1, 'chief, elder; company of elders' 2

> Proto-Semitic *lhḳ, 'grow' 1, 'chief, elder; company of elders' 2: reflexes in 9 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*lhḳ |
| Meaning | 'grow' 1, 'chief, elder; company of elders' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3013 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soqotri | (?) di-leḳ 1 LS 129 | LS 129 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | liḳ 2 |  | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Wol leḳä 1 etc. |  |  |
| Geez | lǝhǝḳä 1, liḳ 2 LGur 381 | LGur 381 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | \*laḳä 1, Sod maläḳ 1; Cha E, Gye, Msq lǝḳ 1 |  | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | laḳä 1, liḳ 2, (?) tǝllǝḳ 1 |  | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | liḳ 2 |  | gloss withheld |
| Harari | lēqa 1 \[LHar 101\] | LHar 101 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | \*לַהֲקָה, cs. לַהֲקַת 2 (HALOT 521) | HALOT 521 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

- [L](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/l/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.