# \*śpḳ: 'to suffice, be abundant; in abundance'

> Epigraphic South Arabian headword *śpḳ, 'to suffice, be abundant; in abundance': reflexes in 7 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | \*śpḳ |
| Meaning | 'to suffice, be abundant; in abundance' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab s2fq (SD 131; Sabaweb lemma 1715); Sab. s₂pḳ (SD 131 apud SEDonline 2160) | SD 131; Sabaweb lemma 1715; SEDonline 2160 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | śāpaq (Biella 522); säpäḳ (HALOT 765 apud SEDonline 2160); ŝpḳ (HALOT 1349 apud SEDonline 2160) | Biella 522; HALOT 765; SEDonline 2160; HALOT 1349 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | JPA spḳ (DJPA 386 apud SEDonline 2160); JBA spḳ (DJBA 827 apud SEDonline 2160) | DJPA 386; SEDonline 2160; DJBA 827 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | spḳ (LSyr. 491 apud SEDonline 2160) | LSyr. 491; SEDonline 2160 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | šafḳa (WTS 231 apud SEDonline 2160) | WTS 231; SEDonline 2160 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | śipqu (Buck 2019, 332); Sipq: si-ip-ku-na-da, si-ip-ku-na-ᵈIM (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 277) | Buck 2019, 332; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 277 | gloss withheld |
| Emar | sa-pí-qu /sapiqū/ (Pentiuc 2001, 155) | Pentiuc 2001 155 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Headword from Epigraphic South Arabian (Beeston 1982; Biella 1982), not a comparative reconstruction.

## Linked from

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

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