Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/birk-

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This Proto-Semitic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Semitic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Afroasiatic. Probably cognate with Afar gulúb considering metathesis. See there for further cognates.

Noun

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*birk- m or f

  1. knee

Reconstruction notes

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In Common Semitic there was a metathetic root formed, which yielded *ruk(u)b-at- "knee" (cf. Arabic رُكْبَة (rukba)), both of which had reflexes preserved in Arabic, Aramaic and Ethiopic (Ge'ez).

Inflection

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Masculine:

Femenine:

Descendants

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  • East Semitic:
    • Akkadian: 𒄭 (birkum)
  • West Semitic:

See also

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