# \*mḥk: 'to quarrel; quarrel, dispute'

> Proto-Semitic *mḥk, 'to quarrel; quarrel, dispute': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*mḥk |
| Meaning | 'to quarrel; quarrel, dispute' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab mḥkm (Biella 270); mḥk (Sabaweb lemma 2609) | Biella 270; Sabaweb lemma 2609 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | maḥaka, maḥika 'to quarrel, start a dispute, a brawl'; III 'to start a quarrel with s.o.'; VI 'to quarrel with one another' (BK 2 1069; Freytag 4 155) | BK 2 1069; Freytag 4 155 |  |

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## Notes

Biella 270 sets Arabic maḥaka 'to quarrel' beside the Sabaic.

## Linked from

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

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