*ʾapʕaw-: 'kind of snake (viper)'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*ʾapʕaw-
Meaning	'kind of snake (viper)'
Basis	reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected
SED	SEDonline semet 2320

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ʔafʕan 'viper' (BK 2, 616); ʔafʕawān- [BK 2 616]	BK 2, 616; BK 2 616
Ugaritic	ʔapʕ [DULAT 85]	DULAT 85	gloss withheld
Hebrew	ʔäpʕǟ (HALOT 79)	HALOT 79	gloss withheld
Geez	ʔafʕot [LGz. 9]	LGz. 9
Tigre	ʔafʕot [LH 389]	LH 389
Tigrinya	ʔafʕut, ʔafʕot [K Tna. 1551]	K Tna. 1551
Amharic	əffuññət [K 1358]; əmfut [K 1140]; fuññət, fəññət (K 2327 apud SED II 14)	K 1358; K 1140; K 2327; SED II 14	gloss withheld
Harari	ḥiffiñ [LHar. 80]	LHar. 80
Eblaitic	ì-pá-ù-um; ì-ba-ù-um /ʾipaʿw/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 34); ì-ba-ù-um = Sum. ama-muš (MEE 4 96 vi 8f.; Civil 2017, 125)	Sanmartín GlOS 1, 34; MEE 4 96 vi 8f; Civil 2017, 125	gloss withheld
Epigraphic South Arabian	ʾpʿw (personal name) (HALOT 79)	HALOT 79
Modern Arabic	dial. el-yfʿa (HALOT 79)	HALOT 79	gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026

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