# \*ŝ1hḳ {} \*ŝhḳ: 'to hiccup'

> Proto-Semitic *ŝ1hḳ {} *ŝhḳ, 'to hiccup': reflexes in 5 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>) › [ś](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/sin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ŝ1hḳ {} \*ŝhḳ |
| Meaning | 'to hiccup' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2299 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | šhḳ (a, i) 'to rattle (in the throat); to sob (said of a dying person); to have hiccups' \[BK 1 1282\] | BK 1 1282 |  |
| Mehri | šwēheḳ \[JH 124\], šwēhǝḳ \[JM 540, Engl-Mehri\], šǝwhǝḳáwt (n.). | JH 124; JM 540, Engl-Mehri | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | šeháwḳ (yǝšhōḳ) \[JH 124\] | JH 124 |  |
| Jibbali | s̃éhǝḳ \[JJ 266\]; cf. also ŝhḳ \[JJ 249\] (EAST) šehǝḳ \[JM 424\] | JJ 266; JJ 249; JM 424 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | šhḳ (pi.) \[BY 6926\] (Hapax in Abot de-r. Nathan) | BY 6926 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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