Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/W*wVḳVy-: 'be afraid' 1, 'to preserve, guard' 2 Root FieldValueReconstruction*wVḳVy-Meaning'be afraid' 1, 'to preserve, guard' 2Basisreconstruction SED; meaning SED, correctedSEDSEDonline semet 1516 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteArabic(VIII) wqy; waqāhu, ittaqāhu 'he was cautious of it' 1; waqāhu llāhu s-sūʾa 'God preserved him from evil' 2 (Lane 3059)Lane 3059UgariticwqyGeezwaqaya II (yəwaqqi) 2 (LGz. 616)LGz. 616gloss withheldPre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic wqy, qyt, twqy, wqyt 2 (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 140, 112, 134, 141); qt; Dhofari qyt 2 (Al-Jallad 2026, 168)Al-Jallad–Jaworska 140, 112, 134, 141; Al-Jallad 2026 168gloss withheldAmoritew-ḳ-y 2: name ú-qe-e-ra-aḫ (Babylonia) (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 350)Sanmartín GlOS 2, 350gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 28 October 2026Linked from 1 pageW