# \*šāḳ-: 'thigh, leg'

> Proto-Semitic *šāḳ-, 'thigh, leg': 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>) › [š](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/shin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šāḳ- |
| Meaning | 'thigh, leg' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 137 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | sāḳ- 'leg, shin' \[BK 1 1167\] | BK 1 1167 |  |
| Akkadian | sīḳu 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 169 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | sǝḳuḳa \[LH 182\]. | LH 182 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | šaḳa \[DM 445\] | DM 445 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | šḳ \[Gordon 488\]. | Gordon 488 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | šāḳṓhī (du. suff.) 'thigh' (BDB 1114) | BDB 1114 |  |
| Modern Arabic | Malt siʔ |  | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | MLH čoḳo \[J Mlah 171\] MMND šāḳa \[M MND 509\] | J Mlah 171; M MND 509 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | šōḳ (HALOT 1448, 1449) | HALOT 1448, 1449 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | šāḳā, šaḳḳā, šōḳā \[Ja 1620\]; \[DJPA 564b apud CAL\] | Ja 1620; DJPA 564b; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | šāḳā 'femur, crus' \[Brock 765\] | Brock 765 |  |
| Geez | (?) ṣakʷ, ṣak, ṣok; also ḍakʷ, ḍākʷ, ḍako (SED I 213) | SED I 213 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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