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PS
*ˁala/ūḳ(-at)- - leech
(SED II No. 32, Fron. V 297; Kogan 2011: 213–214)
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Akkadian
ilḳu
- leech
(CAD I 88, AHw. 373)
Translation and interpretation is uncertain.
Hebrew
ˁălūḳā
- leech
(HALOT 831)
Jewish Babylonian Aramaic
ˁlḳˀ
- leech
(DJBA 869)
According to Sokoloff, ˁrḳˀ and ˁḳrˀ with the same meaning are phonetic vari-ants of ˁalḳā.
Syriac
ˁalḳe
- (pl.) kleine Tierchen, die im Brunnen leben (small animals that live in a well)
(TW 7)
Syriac
ˁellaḳtā, ˁallūḳā
- leech
(LS 528, SL 1106)
In PS also ˁalḳā.
Turoyo
ˁalḳo
- Blutegel (leech)
(RW 7)
Arabic
ˁalaq-(at-)
- leech
(BK 2 345, Lane 2134)
Geez
ˁalaḳt
- leech
(CDG 61, LLA 952)
Tigre
ˁaläḳ
- leech
(WTS 452)
Tigrinya
ˁaläḳti
- leech
(TED 1826)
Amharic
alḳǝt, aläḳǝt
- leech
(AED 1108)
Harari
ēḳti
- leech
(HL 30)
Selti
alč̣ǝt
- leech
(EDG 41)
Wolane
alč̣it
- leech
(EDG 41)
Chaha
aräḳǝṭ
- leech
(EDG 41)
Ezha
aräḳǝt
- leech
(EDG 41)
Ennemor
aräḳǝṭ
- leech
(EDG 41)
Gyeto
aräḳǝṭ
- leech
(EDG 41)
Muher
aläḳǝt
- leech
(EDG 41)
Masqan
aläḳǝt
- leech
(EDG 41)
Gogot
aläˀǝt
- leech
(EDG 41)
Soddo
aläḳǝt, aläˀǝt
- leech
(EDG 41)
Mehri
ˀāwḳáyt (pl. ˀālaḳtǝn)
- small water-worm
(ML 22)
Jibbali
ˁoḳót
- kind of leech which is white when small
(JL 12)