*wrḳ: 'to spit'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *wrḳ |
| Meaning | 'to spit' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2312 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | rīḳ-, rīḳat- 'saliva (when it is spat out), spit' [BK 1 964]; ryḳ [BK 1 963] | BK 1 964; BK 1 963 | |
| Tigre | mǝrraḳ [LH 114] | LH 114 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | WOL ZWY mǝraḳ, SEL mǝrāḳ [LGur 422] | LGur 422 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | wrḳ [LGz 617], raḳ, mǝrāḳ [ibid.] | LGz 617 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | END mǝnǝʔ [LGur 422]; SOD ərəmmač̣ä [LGur. I 1044]; GOG əmburḳəyä [LGur. 45]. | LGur 422; LGur. I 1044; LGur. 45 | |
| Hebrew | yrḳ (HALOT 440), rḳḳ (HALOT 1292), rōḳ (HALOT 1287); PB rḳḳ, rwḳ [Ja 1497] | HALOT 440; HALOT 1292; HALOT 1287; Ja 1497 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | mǝraḳ [K 182] | K 182 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | yrḳ [Ja 597], [DJPA 246a apud CAL], rwḳ, rḳḳ, ryḳ [Ja 1498], rḳḳ [DJPA 530a apud CAL], rōḳā [Ja 1463], rwḳ [DJPA 520a apud CAL] | Ja 597; DJPA 246a; CAL; Ja 1498; DJPA 530a; Ja 1463; DJPA 520a | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | OFF rwḳ [HJ 1064] | HJ 1064 | |
| Tigrinya | mǝrraḳ 'saliva' [Bass 83] | Bass 83 | |
| Syrian Aramaic | raḳ; reḳḳā, ruḳḳā [Brock. 743] | Brock. 743 | |
| Argobba | murač̣ [LArg. 213] | LArg. 213 | |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ruqa, RQQ (HALOT 1287, 1292) | HALOT 1287, 1292 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | mərāq [LHar 111] | LHar 111 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026