# \*pVḳ-: 'neck and shoulders'

> Proto-Semitic *pVḳ-, 'neck and shoulders': reflexes in 6 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 | \*pVḳ- |
| Meaning | 'neck and shoulders' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2176 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | fāʔiḳ- 'place where the neck joins the head' \[BK 2 648\]. | BK 2 648 |  |
| Tigre | foḳay \[LH 663\] | LH 663 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | pḳuta, puḳuta, apḳuta \[DM 377\] | DM 377 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | (?) pḳḳ (HALOT 1650 apud Dietrich-Loretz-Sanmartín). | HALOT 1650 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | NMND foḳot, emph. foḳottā \[M MND 37, 512\] | M MND 37, 512 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʔapḳōtā 'neck' \[Ja 107\] | Ja 107 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.