# \*ʾanp-: 'nose' 1, 'to be angry' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ʾanp-, 'nose' 1, 'to be angry' 2: reflexes in 20 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾanp- |
| Meaning | 'nose' 1, 'to be angry' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1996 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʔanf- 1 \[BK 1 62\]; ʔanifa 2 (HALOT 72) | BK 1 62; HALOT 72 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | appu 1 OAkk on \[CAD a2 184\], \[AHw 60\] | CAD a2 184; AHw 60 |  |
| Tigre | ʔanǝf 1 \[LH 375\] | LH 375 |  |
| Eblaitic | a-bù /ʔappu(m)/ 1 (= Sum. kìri-dù, VE 212) \[Kr 9-10; Con 91; Bl E No. 2; Fronzaroli 1995, 60\]; a-bù, ša-gi-um/lum/lu-um /ʾapp/ 1 (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 31) | VE 212; Kr 9-10; Fronzaroli 1995, 60; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 31 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | anpia 1 \[DM 27\] | DM 27 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʔap 1 \[Aist 31\], /ʔappu/ 1 (UVST 108) | Aist 31; UVST 108 |  |
| Geez | ʔanf 1 \[LGz 28\] | LGz 28 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | BIB ʔanpṓhī (du. suff.) 'face' 1 (BDB 1081) | BDB 1081 |  |
| Modern Arabic | ʔanf, ʔinf, ʔunf 1 NYEM \[Behnstedt 43\] | Behnstedt 43 |  |
| Hebrew | ʔap 1 (HALOT 76); ʔnp qal, hitp. 2 (HALOT 72) | HALOT 76; HALOT 72 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʔappā, ʔanpā 1 \[Ja 86, 99\]; ʔp 1 \[DJPA 69a apud CAL\] | Ja 86, 99; DJPA 69a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Harari | ūf 1 \[LHar 19\] | LHar 19 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʔappē, ʔappayyā (pl.) 'face' 1 \[Brock 39\] | Brock 39 |  |
| Gafat | âfʷä 1 \[LGaf 172\] | LGaf 172 |  |
| Aramaic | OLD, PLM ʔp, OFF ʔnp 1 \[HJ 83\] | HJ 83 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ʔanfi 'nib of a pen; nose (in Hamasien)' 1 \[Bass 582\] | Bass 582 |  |
| Gurage | āfuna 1 (OLA80 §30.11) | OLA80 §30.11 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | ʾf 1 (LGz. 28) | LGz. 28 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ʾapp 1: a-pa-num (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 31) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 31 | gloss withheld |
| Moabite | ʔnp 2 (HALOT 72) | HALOT 72 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

- [ʾ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/index.md>)

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.