# \*wVḳVy-: 'be afraid' 1, 'to preserve, guard' 2

> Proto-Semitic *wVḳVy-, 'be afraid' 1, 'to preserve, guard' 2: reflexes in 5 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*wVḳVy- |
| Meaning | 'be afraid' 1, 'to preserve, guard' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1516 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | (VIII) wqy; waqāhu, ittaqāhu 'he was cautious of it' 1; waqāhu llāhu s-sūʾa 'God preserved him from evil' 2 (Lane 3059) | Lane 3059 |  |
| Ugaritic | wqy |  |  |
| Geez | waqaya II (yəwaqqi) 2 (LGz. 616) | LGz. 616 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic 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 168 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | w-ḳ-y 2: name ú-qe-e-ra-aḫ (Babylonia) (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 350) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 350 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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