# \*wrḳ: 'to spit'

> Proto-Semitic *wrḳ, 'to spit': reflexes in 14 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>) › [W](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/w/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## 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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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.