# \*pVḳVʕ-: 'split, break, wound'

> Proto-Semitic *pVḳVʕ-, 'split, break, wound': reflexes in 10 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 | \*pVḳVʕ- |
| Meaning | 'split, break, wound' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1867 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | fqʕ; faqqa (LGz. 164) | LGz. 164 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | PQʿ (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. pqʿ) | Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. pqʿ; Anderson–Moser 2024 root pqʿ | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | faqaʿa, faqaʾa (LGz. 163); faqqa (LGz. 164) | LGz. 163; LGz. 164 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | pəqaʿ (LGz. 163; Payne Smith 456); puqāʿā (Payne Smith 438); paqʿā (Payne Smith 456) | LGz. 163; Payne Smith 456; Payne Smith 438 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | pqa (LGz. 163; MD 376) | LGz. 163; MD 376 |  |
| Tigre | fäqʾa, fäqʿa (LGz. 163) | LGz. 163 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | fäqʿe (LGz. 163) | LGz. 163 |  |
| Amharic | fäqqa (LGz. 163) | LGz. 163 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | fäqa (LGz. 163) | LGz. 163 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | MHeb. pqʿ; Ben Sira pqʿ (HALOT 960) | HALOT 960 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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