# \*ynḳ: 'to suck' 1, 'wet-nurse' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ynḳ, 'to suck' 1, 'wet-nurse' 2: reflexes in 9 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>) › [Y](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/y/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ynḳ |
| Meaning | 'to suck' 1, 'wet-nurse' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 849 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | nḳw/y 'extract the marrow from a bone' 1 \[BK 2 1335\]. | BK 2 1335 |  |
| Akkadian | enēḳu (i/i) 1 OB on \[CAD e 165\], \[AHw 217\]; mušēniqtu 2 (CAD M/2 265) | CAD e 165; AHw 217; CAD M/2 265 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | YNḲ 1 \[DM 192\] | DM 192 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ynḳ 1 \[Aist 131\]; mšnq(t) 2 (HALOT 577) | Aist 131; HALOT 577 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | yānaḳ (a) 1 (HALOT 416); mēneqet 2 (HALOT 577) | HALOT 416; HALOT 577 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | yǝnaḳ 1 \[Ja 581\], \[DJPA 242b apud CAL\] | Ja 581; DJPA 242b; CAL |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʔīnēḳ 1 \[Brock 304\]; maynaqtā 'wet-nurse' 2 (Payne Smith 269) | Brock 304; Payne Smith 269 |  |
| Aramaic | OLD OFF ynḳ, caus. 1 \[HJ 461\] | HJ 461 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | uš-a-na-ga /y-n-q/ 1 (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 374) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 374 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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