# \*ʾanap-at-: 'kind of bird'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾanap-at-, 'kind of bird': reflexes in 5 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [ʾ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾanap-at- |
| Meaning | 'kind of bird' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2317 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | anpatu SB \[CAD a2 143\], \[AHw. 54\] | CAD a2 143; AHw. 54 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʔănāpā (HALOT 72) | HALOT 72 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʔanpā 'bird' \[Brock. 30\], \[PS 277\]. | Brock. 30; PS 277 |  |
| Aramaic | D.-Alla ʔnph \[HJ 84\] | HJ 84 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | NSyr. ampâ 'the heron; a wild goose, a crane' (M 15) | M 15 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Linked from

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

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