*mnḳb: 'hammer, pick, boring tool'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*mnḳb
Meaning'hammer, pick, boring tool'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Akkadianmaḳḳabu (CAD M₁ 252, AHw. 607 apud SEDonline 1839)CAD M₁ 252, AHw. 607; SEDonline 1839gloss withheld
Eblaiticma-ga-bu₁₆ /maḳḳabu/ (VE 763 apud SEDonline 1839)VE 763; SEDonline 1839gloss withheld
Ugariticmqb, var. mqp (DULAT 559); /maqqabu/, pl. /maqqabūma/ (UVST 153–154)DULAT 559; UVST 153–154gloss withheld
Hebrewmaḳḳäbät (HALOT 625 apud SEDonline 1839)HALOT 625; SEDonline 1839gloss withheld
Arabicminqab- (Lane 2835 apud SEDonline 1839)Lane 2835; SEDonline 1839gloss withheld

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Notes

Areal reconstruction *mnḳb 'hammer' (DULAT 559–560; SEDonline 1839). Akk. maḳḳabu has a variant maḳḳibu. DULAT 559 gives the Ebla entry VE 763 as ma-qa-NI, with the rival readings ma-qa-li and ma-qa-buₓ.

Updated 25 October 2026

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