# \*wḳf: 'to be silent'

> Proto-Semitic *wḳf, 'to be silent': reflexes in 3 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*wḳf |
| Meaning | 'to be silent' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1553 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | wəḳáwf (ML 427 apud SEDonline 1553) | ML 427; SEDonline 1553 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ö́ḳaf (LS 496; CSOL I 469; CSOL II 385 apud SEDonline 1553) | LS 496; SEDonline 1553 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | eḳɔ́f (Kogan 2015, ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 132) | Kogan 2015 ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 132 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Proto-MSA \*wḳf 'to be silent' (SEDonline 1553). Likely related to Arb. wqf 'to become still, to stop, to stand' (Kogan 2015:576 apud SEDonline 1553).

## Linked from

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

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