# \*ʾapʕaw-: 'kind of snake (viper)'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾapʕaw-, 'kind of snake (viper)': reflexes in 11 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 | \*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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## 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.