# \*rkt: 'to step, to tread'

> Proto-Semitic *rkt, 'to step, to tread': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*rkt |
| Meaning | 'to step, to tread' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1500 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | rəkūt (ML 323 apud SEDonline 1500) | ML 323; SEDonline 1500 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ɛrkɔ́t (JL 211 apud SEDonline 1500) | JL 211; SEDonline 1500 | gloss withheld |
| Modern South Arabian | Bathari rəkōt (Gasparini - Morris 2025 428 apud SEDonline 1500) | SEDonline 1500 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | rékot (Kogan 2015, ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 94) | Kogan 2015 ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 94 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Proto-MSA \*rkt 'to step, to tread' (SEDonline 1500). It may be related to roots with the biconsonantal element \*rk, cf. Soq. róked 'to stamp one's feet' and rékaẓ̂ 'to tread the ground' (LS 400) (Kogan 2015:569 apud SEDonline 1500). Cf. 3117 \*rkṣ̂ 'to tread, to trample; to kick'.

## Linked from

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

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