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PES
*fkḥ - to become bright, to be ripe, to be happy
(EDA 267)
Probably compare with Akk.
nepelkû, napalkû
‘to be wide’.
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Geez
fakḥa
- to be happy, to rejoice
(CDG 158)
Amharic
fäkka
- to burst open, to bloom, to be ripe
(AED 2327)
Harari
fäkäḥa
- to become bright, to bloom
(EDH 62)