# \*pi/arḳ-at- ~ \*pi/aḳr-at-: 'neck, vertebra, occiput'

> Proto-Semitic *pi/arḳ-at- ~ *pi/aḳr-at-, 'neck, vertebra, occiput': reflexes in 7 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 | \*pi/arḳ-at- ~ \*pi/aḳr-at- |
| Meaning | 'neck, vertebra, occiput' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2181 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | faḳrat-, fiḳrat- 'vertebra' \[BK 2 619-20\]; faḳār- (coll.) 'vertebrae of the back' \[ibid.\] | BK 2 619-20 |  |
| Soqotri | fiḳeríroh \[LS 340\] \[SSL LS 1455; SSL 4 94\] | LS 340; SSL LS 1455; SSL 4 94 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | AZR bḳarta, pḳarta \[Garb 300, 324\] | Garb 300, 324 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | mapräḳät (HALOT 618). | HALOT 618 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | pirḳā \[Ja 1240\]; pirḳǝtā (purḳǝtā), pirḳat ṣawrā \[ibid. 1172\]; pwrḳh \[DJPA 427a apud CAL\] | Ja 1240; Ja 1172; DJPA 427a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | pāraḳtā 'necks' \[Brock 606\] | Brock 606 |  |
| Jibbali | Cf. məfrɔ́ḳ \[JJ 61\] | JJ 61 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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