# \*mnḳb: 'hammer, pick, boring tool'

> Proto-Semitic *mnḳb, 'hammer, pick, boring tool': reflexes in 5 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>) › [M](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/m/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*mnḳb |
| Meaning | 'hammer, pick, boring tool' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | maḳḳabu (CAD M₁ 252, AHw. 607 apud SEDonline 1839) | CAD M₁ 252, AHw. 607; SEDonline 1839 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ma-ga-bu₁₆ /maḳḳabu/ (VE 763 apud SEDonline 1839) | VE 763; SEDonline 1839 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | mqb, var. mqp (DULAT 559); /maqqabu/, pl. /maqqabūma/ (UVST 153–154) | DULAT 559; UVST 153–154 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | maḳḳäbät (HALOT 625 apud SEDonline 1839) | HALOT 625; SEDonline 1839 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | minqab- (Lane 2835 apud SEDonline 1839) | Lane 2835; SEDonline 1839 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## 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.

## Linked from

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

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