ינק

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Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *yanaḳ-.

Descendants

  • Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: ינקא (yānqā)

Verb

יְנַק (yᵊnaq)

  1. to suck

Further reading

  • ynq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

Hebrew

Root
י־נ־ק (y-n-q)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *yanaḳ-.

Verb

יָנַק (yanák) (pa'al construction, infinitive לינוק / לִינֹק, future יִינַק, imperative יְנַק)

  1. to suckle, to nurse, to breastfeed

Conjugation

  • Biblical Hebrew נוק (nūq, to suck, to nurse)