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PWS
*pw/ˀ/hḳ - to sob; have hiccups
(SED I No. 58ᵥ)
Words
Syriac
pwḳ
- to hiccup
(LSyr. 560, SL 1168)
Syriac
pwāḳtā
- hiccup
(LSyr. 560, SL 1169)
Arabic
fˀq
- sangloter (to sob)
(BK 2 529)
Arabic
fwq
- to sob; to be about to pass forth
(BK 2 647, Lane 246)
Arabic
fwq
- II. pousser de fréquents hoquets (to hiccup frequently)
(Dozy II 298)
Geez
fahaḳa
- to have hiccups
(CDG 156)
Amharic
afaḳä (caus. stem)
- to sob, sigh, gasp
(AED 2298)