# \*pakk-: 'jaw'

> Proto-Semitic *pakk-, 'jaw': 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>) › [P](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*pakk- |
| Meaning | 'jaw' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 104 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | fakk- 'hinge; joint of two jaws; part of the mouth comprising the upper and lower jaw' \[BK 2 624\]; ʔafakk- 'place where the two jaws join' \[ibid.\]; fanīk- 'place where the two jaws meet' \[BK 2 639\]. | BK 2 624; BK 2 639 |  |
| Tigre | fǝk(k) or fäk(k), pl. ʔafkak \[LH 670\] | LH 670 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | pakkā 'mala, bucca; maxilla' \[Brock 567\] | Brock 567 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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