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*ˁarḳVb- - Achilles’ tendon
(SED I No. 21, Kogan 2011: 225)
Words
Hebrew
ˁarḳūb
- hough, ham, the inner part of the knee, the inner angle of the joint which unites the thigh and the leg of an animal
(Jastrow 1123)
pB.
Syriac
ˁarḳūbā
- knee, heel, Achilles tendon
(LSyr. 551, SL 1143)
Arabic
ˁurqūb-
- Achilles’ tendon
(BK 2 232, Lane 2022)
Tigre
tärḳub
- jarret
(WTS 308)
Tigre
tärḳoba
- heel (of men), foot
(WTS 308)
Mehri
ˀārḳayb ḏə-fām
- Achilles' tendon
(ML 28)
Harsusi
ˀarḳáyb ḏe-fām
- Achilles' tendon
(HL 10)