# \*rVḳ-: 'pour out, empty' 1, 'sprinkle' 2, 'to sacrifice' 3

> Proto-Semitic *rVḳ-, 'pour out, empty' 1, 'sprinkle' 2, 'to sacrifice' 3: reflexes in 16 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>) › [R](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/r/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-02.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*rVḳ- |
| Meaning | 'pour out, empty' 1, 'sprinkle' 2, 'to sacrifice' 3 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 704 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judaic Aramaic | ʾărîq 1 (Klein s.v. ריק); rēqā (HALOT 1228) | Klein s.v. ריק; HALOT 1228 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | rqy 2 |  |  |
| Hebrew | rwq, ryq 1; rīq, rēq (HALOT 1227, 1228) | HALOT 1227, 1228 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | raqā (rqy) (LGz. 473); raqraqa (Lane 1130); ʾarāqa 1 (Klein s.v. ריק) | LGz. 473; Lane 1130; Klein s.v. ריק | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | rq-t (LGz. 473) | LGz. 473 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | räqäyä (LGz. 473) | LGz. 473 |  |
| Amharic | räč̣č̣ä (LGz. 473) | LGz. 473 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | räč̣č̣a (LGz. 473) | LGz. 473 |  |
| Gurage | reč̣č̣ä (LGz. 473) | LGz. 473 |  |
| Akkadian | riāqu 'empty' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ryq |  |
| Punic | rq 'empty' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ryq |  |
| Aramaic | \*ryq, riq (HALOT 1227, 1228; DNWSI 1075) | HALOT 1227, 1228; DNWSI 1075 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | RIQ, ARQ, ariq, riqan(a) (HALOT 1227, 1228) | HALOT 1227, 1228 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | rīqān 'empty, vain, valueless' (Payne Smith 539) | Payne Smith 539 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic hrq 3 (Al-Jallad 2026, 126) | Al-Jallad 2026 126 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | r-y-ḳ 1: G suffc. ra-aq /rāḳ/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 179) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 179 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Al-Jallad (2026, 126) sets Safaitic hrq under Arabic harāqa, ʾarāqa 'to pour out'.

## Linked from

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

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