Akkadian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *birk- (knee). Cognate with Arabic بَرَكَ (baraka, to kneel), رُكْبَة (rukba, knee) and Biblical Hebrew בֶּרֶךְ (bɛ́rɛḵ, knee).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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birkum m (construct state birki, pronominal state birka, plural birkū)

  1. knee
  2. lap
  3. euphemism for male or female genitals

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See also

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  • 𒇿 (pagrum, body)