# \*lṣḳ: 'CATCH'

> Epigraphic South Arabian headword *lṣḳ, 'CATCH': reflexes in 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Headword | \*lṣḳ |
| Meaning | 'CATCH' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab lṣq (Biella 262; SD 83; Sabaweb lemma 4511) | Biella 262; SD 83; Sabaweb lemma 4511 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | Ar laṣiqa (Biella 262) | Biella 262 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | laṣaqa (yəlṣəq); ʾastalāṣaqa; ləṣuq (LGz. 319) | LGz. 319 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Headword from Epigraphic South Arabian (Beeston 1982; Biella 1982), not a comparative reconstruction.

## Linked from

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

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