# \*wkd: 'to intend, resolve'

> Proto-Semitic *wkd, 'to intend, resolve': reflexes in 2 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 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*wkd |
| Meaning | 'to intend, resolve' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punic | Neo-Punic ʾytkdʾ (Krahmalkov 207) | Krahmalkov 207 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | wakada 'he aimed at a thing; desired it; intended it, or purposed it' (Lane 2963) | Lane 2963 |  |

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## Notes

Krahmalkov 207 compares Ar. wakada 'seek, intend, aim at' with the Neo-Punic hitpaʿel.

## Linked from

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

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