א־ב־ק

Hebrew

Etymology

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

א־ב־ק • (ʾ-b-q)

  1. Related to dust, powder.
  2. Related to wrestling.

Derived terms
Hebrew terms belonging to the root א־ב־ק‎ (0 c, 5 e)

References
  1. “ˀbq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  2. Klein, Ernest (1987) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 4b
  3. A. Murtonen (1989) “ʾBQ II”, in Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, Section Bb, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 81

Further reading
  • “אבק” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • “א־ב־ק”, in Hebrew dictionary and conjugation tables, Pealim.com
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