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

> Proto-Semitic *pVw/ʾ/hVḳ-, 'sob; yawn; have hiccups': reflexes in 5 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 | \*pVw/ʾ/hVḳ- |
| Meaning | 'sob; yawn; have hiccups' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2622 |

## Reflexes

| 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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## 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.