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*dVḳm- - mouth; jaw; beak
(SED I No. 49, DRS 304)
Scarce but reliable attestation in the South Semitic area; the primary meaning may be ‘muzzle, beak’.
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Arabic
duqm-, duqam-
- Schnabel, Lippe (beak, lip)
(Behnstedt 384, Dozy I 453)
North Yemeni. Cf. dugmeh ‘Mund, Mauľ (ibid.), Yem. dugmeh ‘muzzle’ (Piamenta 154).
Arabic
daqimat-
- qui après avoir perdu les dents a fini par user la mâchoire inférieure (brebis, chamelle) (one who after losing their teeth ended up wearing down the lower jaw (sheep, camel)
(BK 1 718)
Tigre
dəḳəm
- jaw, cheek
(WTS 525)
Jibbali
dəḳmím
- beak
(JL 38)