# \*suk-: 'stop up' 1, 'cover' 2, 'hut, den' 3

> Proto-Semitic *suk-, 'stop up' 1, 'cover' 2, 'hut, den' 3: reflexes in 8 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 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*suk- |
| Meaning | 'stop up' 1, 'cover' 2, 'hut, den' 3 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1567 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | skk \[-u-\] 1 (Lane 1386) | Lane 1386 |  |
| Akkadian | sakāku 1 (CAD S 68) | CAD S 68 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | sekk 2 (HSED 407) | HSED 407 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | sk (I) 2; sk (II) 3 (DULAT 745); \*/sukku/, pl. /sukkūma/ 2 (UVST 156) | DULAT 745; UVST 156 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | skk 2 (HALOT 754) | HALOT 754 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | skk pa. 1, 2 (HALOT 754) | HALOT 754 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | SKK (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. skk) | Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. skk | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab śwkt 1 (Biella 503) | Biella 503 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Biella 503 compares Hebrew swk 'hedge or fence about, shut in' and Syriac sāk 'become bounded, narrow'. DULAT 745 sets sk (II) 'den' with Hebrew sk, skh 'hut' (HALOT 753).

## Linked from

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

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