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

> Proto-Semitic *wkb, 'to apply oneself assiduously, be diligent': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

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

## Reflexes

| 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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## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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