# \*pVḳVʕ-: 'colocynth'

> Proto-Semitic *pVḳVʕ-, 'colocynth': reflexes in 4 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 2026-10-24.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*pVḳVʕ- |
| Meaning | 'colocynth' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | peḳû (Kogan 2011, 201) | Kogan 2011 201 |  |
| Hebrew | paḳḳūʿā (Kogan 2011, 201); paqquʿōt (HALOT 960) | Kogan 2011 201; HALOT 960 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | paḳḳūʿā (Kogan 2011, 201; Payne Smith 455) | Kogan 2011 201; Payne Smith 455 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | fuqqāʿ- (Lane 2428; Kogan 2011, 201) | Lane 2428; Kogan 2011 201 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PS \*pVḳVʕ- 'colocynth' (Kogan 2011, 201). Lane's other fuqqāʿ, 'a beverage, a sort of beer', stands in 828.

## Linked from

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

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