ꜥrq

Egyptian

FWOTD – 14 July 2022

Etymology 1

Sometimes proposed to be from a form such as Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔar-ḳ- (to see, to understand). Compare Proto-Cushitic *ʔark’- (to see, to understand).

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈʕaːlaqʼ//ˈʕaːlaqʼ//ˈʕaːləqʼ//ˈʕoːləqʼ/

Verb

a
r
qarq
Y1

 3-lit.

  1. (transitive) to bend
  2. (transitive) to tie on
  3. (transitive) to complete, to stop
  4. (transitive) to understand
    • c. 1900 BCE, The Instructions of Kagemni (pPrisse/pBN 183) lines 2.3–2.4:
      r
      a
      inTAt
      A1
      nistA2nAiif
      n
      X
      r
      dwA17AA1
      Z2
      mxt
      x t
      D54a
      r
      qarqA2fz
      x
      rY1r
      T
      A1 B1
      Z2
      bM17t
      W10
      bHA2sn
      Z2
      miiit
      D54
      HrZ1r
      f
      rdj.jn ṯꜣt(j) njs.t(w) nꜣy.f n(j) ẖrdw m ḫt ꜥrq.f sḫr r(m)ṯw bj(ꜣ)t.sn m jjt ḥr.f
      So the vizier let his children be summoned after he understood the conduct of people, their character being what had come upon him.
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Demotic: ꜥlq
    • Coptic: ⲱⲗⲕ (ōlk)

Etymology 2

From a form of the verb above.

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ʕaˈlaqʼ//ʕaˈlaqʼ//ʕaˈlaqʼ//ʕaˈlaqʼ/

Noun

a
r
q
arq
D54

 m

  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. leg joint
Inflection
Descendants
  • Demotic: ꜣlg
    • Bohairic Coptic: ⲁⲗⲟϫ (aloč), ⲁⲗⲟⲕ (alok)
    • Sahidic Coptic: ⲁⲗⲟϭ (aloc), ⲁⲗⲟⲕ (alok)

References

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