# \*ŝawk-/\*ŝVkk-: 'thorn'

> Proto-Semitic *ŝawk-/*ŝVkk-, 'thorn': 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 | \*ŝawk-/\*ŝVkk- |
| Meaning | 'thorn' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ŝikkā (HALOT 1326 apud SEDonline 1361); śeḵ, pl. śikkīm (LGz. 529) | HALOT 1326; SEDonline 1361; LGz. 529 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | šawk- (Lane 1621 apud SEDonline 1361) | Lane 1621; SEDonline 1361 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ŝok (CDG 529 apud SEDonline 1361) | CDG 529; SEDonline 1361 | gloss withheld |
| Modern South Arabian | Bathari ŝkəˁāt, ŝkēˁāt (Gasparini - Morris 2025 62 apud SEDonline 1361) | SEDonline 1361 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | šawkā; sikkā (LGz. 529) | LGz. 529 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | šok (LGz. 529) | LGz. 529 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ʔašoḵ (LGz. 529) | LGz. 529 |  |
| Gafat | ǝsihʷä (LGz. 529) | LGz. 529 |  |
| Harari | usux (LGz. 529) | LGz. 529 |  |
| Gurage | sox (LGz. 529) | LGz. 529 |  |

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

## Notes

Heb. ŝōk 'branches, twigs' (HALOT 1312) and Syr. sawkā 'branch, twig' (LSyr. 463, SL 978) apud SEDonline 1361.

## Linked from

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

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