# \*śaḳḳ-: 'sackcloth, sack'

> Proto-Semitic *śaḳḳ-, 'sackcloth, sack': reflexes in 10 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 | \*śaḳḳ- |
| Meaning | 'sackcloth, sack' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | śaq (HALOT 1349) | HALOT 1349 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | šaqqu(m) (HALOT 1349; LGz. 532) | HALOT 1349; LGz. 532 |  |
| Geez | śaqq; śaqqa (LGz. 532) | LGz. 532 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | śeqah (LGz. 532) | LGz. 532 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | saqqā (HALOT 1349) | HALOT 1349 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | saqa (HALOT 1349) | HALOT 1349 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | saq, saqā 'sackcloth, haircloth; a sack, bag' (Payne Smith 387) | Payne Smith 387 |  |
| Aramaic | EgArm. šq (HALOT 1349) | HALOT 1349 |  |
| Tigrinya | säqqi (LGz. 532) | LGz. 532 |  |
| Amharic | säqq (LGz. 532) | LGz. 532 |  |

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

## Notes

Culture word. HALOT 1349 also lists Akk. saqqu(m) with s, EgArm. šq, Eg. śg, Copt. sok, Gk. σάκκος and Lat. saccus. LGz. 532 cites Rabin for a Hittite origin.

## Linked from

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

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