# \*rpḳ: 'to lean, recline (on one's elbow)'

> Proto-Semitic *rpḳ, 'to lean, recline (on one's elbow)': reflexes in 5 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*rpḳ |
| Meaning | 'to lean, recline (on one's elbow)' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eblaitic | ra-ba-gu-um /rapāḳu(m)/ (VE 248, Kogan–Krebernik 2021b: 696 apud SEDonline 2046; Krebernik 1983, 11); dur-bí-gúm {ZA} /turpiqqum/ (= Sum. geš-e₂) (VE 453 = 1262′; Bonechi 2016, § 5) | VE 248, Kogan–Krebernik 2021b: 696; SEDonline 2046; Krebernik 1983, 11; VE 453 = 1262′; Bonechi 2016, § 5 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | rpḳ (HALOT 1279 apud SEDonline 2046) | HALOT 1279; SEDonline 2046 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | rfq (BK 1 899, Lane 1125 apud SEDonline 2046) | BK 1 899, Lane 1125; SEDonline 2046 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | rafaḳa (CDG 463 apud SEDonline 2046) | CDG 463; SEDonline 2046 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | räffäḳä (AED 432 apud SEDonline 2046) | AED 432; SEDonline 2046 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Noun \*ma-rpiḳ- 'elbow': 1975.

## Linked from

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

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