pqʕ / Semitic roots

West Semitic, to split, cleave, open.

burqa, from Arabic burqaʕ, variant of burquʕ, perhaps from *buqquʕ, from root variant bqʕ, akin to Arabic faqaʕa, to burst (the name of the garment, burquʕ, perhaps originally making reference to a split or slit in front of the eyes through which the wearer can see).