# \*lVqVṭ-: 'pick'

> Proto-Semitic *lVqVṭ-, 'pick': reflexes in 9 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>) › [L](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/l/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*lVqVṭ- |
| Meaning | 'pick' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | laqātu 'gather up' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root lqṭ |  |
| Arabic | laqaṭa 'picked' (Lane 2669) | Lane 2669; Anderson–Moser 2024 root lqṭ |  |
| Aramaic | LQṬ (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. lqṭ) | Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. lqṭ; Anderson–Moser 2024 root lqṭ | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | laqaṭ 'pick' (BDB 544) | BDB 544 |  |
| Ugaritic | lqẓ 'pick' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root lqṭ |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab lqṭ (SD 82, 83; Biella 262, 263; Sabaweb lemma 2715) | SD 82, 83; Biella 262, 263; Sabaweb lemma 2715 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | lqaṭ 'gather, pick up, glean' (Payne Smith 244) | Payne Smith 244 |  |
| Eblaitic | li-gi-tum /liḳṭum/, a-ga-tum /Haḳāṭum/ (VE 282b, 283b; Krebernik 1983, 13); a-ga-tum /l-q-ṭ/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 14) | VE 282b, 283b; Krebernik 1983, 13; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 14 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | l-q-ṭ: ia-al-gu-tum (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 14) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 14 | 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.