# \*sVḥaḳ-: 'break, crush, grind' 1, 'to wear out' 2

> Proto-Semitic *sVḥaḳ-, 'break, crush, grind' 1, 'to wear out' 2: reflexes in 12 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>) › [S](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/s/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-02.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*sVḥaḳ- |
| Meaning | 'break, crush, grind' 1, 'to wear out' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1271 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | sḥq \[-a-\]; saḥaqa 'pounded' 1 (Lane 1318); saḥaqahu 'he wore it out' 2 (Lane 1318); insaḥaqa 'it became worn out, threadbare' 2; saḥq 'an old and worn-out garment' 2 (Lane 1319) | Lane 1318; Lane 1319; Anderson–Moser 2024 root šḥq |  |
| Mehri | seḥaq |  |  |
| Akkadian | s/zâqu |  |  |
| Harsusi | seḥaq |  |  |
| Jibbali | sḥaḳ |  |  |
| Hebrew | šḥq (HALOT 1464); šaḥaq (BDB 1006) | HALOT 1464; BDB 1006; Anderson–Moser 2024 root šḥq | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | šəḥaq (HALOT 1464) | HALOT 1464 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | CPArm. \*šḥq (HALOT 1464); ŠḤQ (Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 1121) | HALOT 1464; Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 1121; Anderson–Moser 2024 root šḥq | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | šəḥaq (HALOT 1464); šḥaq (Payne Smith 572); šḥīqā 2 (Payne Smith 572) | HALOT 1464; Payne Smith 572 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ŠHQ (HALOT 1464) | HALOT 1464 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic sḥq; sḥq (Al-Jallad 2026, 131) | Al-Jallad 2026 131 | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | EG SYLL ša=ḥa=qa, ša=ḥa={ḥ}=q, ša=ḥa=qa={-r} /\*šaḥaqa/ 1 (Hoch 287–288) | Hoch 287–288 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Hebrew and Aramaic šḥq (HALOT 1464) have š, with Akkadian šēqu; Arabic saḥaqa, the MSA forms and Akkadian s/zâqu have s.

## Linked from

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

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