א־ב־ק
Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The “dust” meaning is cognate to Aramaic א־ב־ק (ʾ-b-q, “dust”).[1] Compare also Arabic ء ب ق (ʔ b q, “fleeing, evaporating”),[2] but the semantic link may be considered tenuous.[3]
Various connections between the “dust” and “wrestling” senses have been proposed, but some sources treat them as separate roots.[2] The latter may relate to ח־ב־ק (ḥ-b-q, “embracing”); compare Aramaic אבק (“to attach”).
Root
[edit]א־ב־ק • (ʾ-b-q)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “ˀbq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Klein, Ernest (1987) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 4b
- ^ A. Murtonen (1989) “ʾBQ II”, in Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, Section Bb, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 81