*wkb: 'to apply oneself assiduously, be diligent'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*wkb
Meaning	'to apply oneself assiduously, be diligent'
Basis	project

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Geez	wakaba (yəkab) (LGz. 611)	LGz. 611	gloss withheld
Arabic	wakaba ʿalā l-ʾamri, wākaba 'he kept, attended, or applied himself, constantly, perseveringly, or assiduously, to the thing, or affair' (Lane 2962)	Lane 2962

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LGz. 611 compares Arabic wakaba 'apply oneself perseveringly'. Not 3466 *wkb 'to enter', SA113 *wkb 'plantation'.

Updated 28 October 2026