*lkm: 'to strike; a blow with the fist'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Geez	ʾalkʷama; ləkʷmat (Lt) (LGz. 313)	LGz. 313	gloss withheld
Arabic	lakama 'frapper quelqu'un d'un coup de poing sur la poitrine et le repousser' (BK 2 1021); 'pugno percussit' (Freytag 4 123); lakmah 'a blow with the fist' (Lane 3013)	BK 2 1021; Freytag 4 123; Lane 3013

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LGz. 313 compares Arabic lakama 'punch, strike with the fist'. Not 1440 *wVgVm- 'strike (with fist)', 3728 *lḫm 'to strike on the face'.

Updated 28 October 2026