Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/š*šāḳ-: 'thigh, leg' Root FieldValueReconstruction*šāḳ-Meaning'thigh, leg'BasisSEDSEDSEDonline semet 137 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteArabicsāḳ- 'leg, shin' [BK 1 1167]BK 1 1167Akkadiansīḳu MA on [AHw 1049], [CAD s 305]; sāḳu SB (LL) [AHw 1028], OA (?), SB [CAD s 169]AHw 1049; CAD s 305; AHw 1028; CAD s 169gloss withheldTigresǝḳuḳa [LH 182].LH 182gloss withheldMandaic Aramaicšaḳa [DM 445]DM 445gloss withheldUgariticšḳ [Gordon 488].Gordon 488gloss withheldBiblical Aramaicšāḳṓhī (du. suff.) 'thigh' (BDB 1114)BDB 1114Modern ArabicMalt siʔgloss withheldModern AramaicMLH čoḳo [J Mlah 171] MMND šāḳa [M MND 509]J Mlah 171; M MND 509gloss withheldHebrewšōḳ (HALOT 1448, 1449)HALOT 1448, 1449gloss withheldJudaic Aramaicšāḳā, šaḳḳā, šōḳā [Ja 1620]; [DJPA 564b apud CAL]Ja 1620; DJPA 564b; CALgloss withheldSyrian Aramaicšāḳā 'femur, crus' [Brock 765]Brock 765Geez(?) ṣakʷ, ṣak, ṣok; also ḍakʷ, ḍākʷ, ḍako (SED I 213)SED I 213gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageš