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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)
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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’.