# \*wḳh: 'to obey; to command'

> Proto-Semitic *wḳh, 'to obey; to command': reflexes in 5 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*wḳh |
| Meaning | 'to obey; to command' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | waqiha; ittaqaha (BK 2 1592); waqiha (Biella 144) | BK 2 1592; Biella 144 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab wqh; qh, qht (SD 161); wqh; qh, qht (Biella 144, 145) | SD 161; Biella 144, 145 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | \*yǝqāhâ (cs. yiqqǝhat) (HALOT 430) | HALOT 430 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | w-q-h: ù-ga (Ur III) (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 348) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 348 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | /w-q-h/: names ù-ga, ù-ga-ù, da-a-ga-ù (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 348) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 348 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

SA115 \*wḳh 'job, work, assigned task' is a noun of the root. HALOT 430 sets Hebrew yiqqǝhat 'obedience' with Arabic waqiha and Sabaic wqh.

## Linked from

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

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