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Jewish Palestinian Aramaic
gḥk - to laugh, jest
(DJPA 126)
With g- instead of *ˁ- to avoid incompatible pharyngeals *ˁ- and *-ḥ-.
Reconstruction
PWS
*ṣ̂ḥk/ṣ̂ḥḳ
- to laugh
(SED I 70ᵥ)
The level of reconstruction is uncertain due to semantic difficulties concerning the possible Akkadian cognate.