# \*ʾišpar-: 'date cake'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾišpar-, 'date cake': reflexes in 2 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 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾišpar- |
| Meaning | 'date cake' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | ỉšpr (DULAT 115) | DULAT 115 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʾešpār (HALOT 97) | HALOT 97 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 97 derives ʾešpār from II špr and compares Arabic sufrat 'victuals'.

## Linked from

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

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