# \*pVḳVm-: '(animal's) mouth, muzzle'

> Proto-Semitic *pVḳVm-, '(animal's) mouth, muzzle': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*pVḳVm- |
| Meaning | '(animal's) mouth, muzzle' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2177 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | fuḳum- 'mouth' \[BK 2 622\]; fuḳm- 'each of the two sides of the chin or of the jaw that touches the nose; tip of a dog's muzzle' \[ibid.\] | BK 2 622 |  |
| Soqotri | fáḳam \[LS 340\]; cf. féḳam \[ibid.\]; fáḳam (SLOnline 3701) | LS 340; SLOnline 3701 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | PB pāḳam 'to prick an animal's mouth with the bit' \[Ja 1209\] | Ja 1209 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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