*pVw/ʾ/hVḳ-: 'sob; yawn; have hiccups'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	fwḳ 'to sob; to be in agony/dying' [BK 2 647], II 'to hiccup frequently' [Dozy 2 290], fʔḳ 'to sob' [BK 2 529]	BK 2 647; Dozy 2 290; BK 2 529
Geez	fah/ḥaḳa 2; fahaḳa (SED I 315)	SED I 315	gloss withheld
Hebrew	PB phḳ (piʕ) 'to open the mouth, yawn' [Ja 1138]	Ja 1138
Amharic	afaḳä (caus. stem) [K 2298]	K 2298	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	pāḳ, pǝwāḳǝtā		gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026