*ʕapar-: 'dust, soil'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ʕapar-
Meaning'dust, soil'
BasisSED
SEDSEDonline semet 1131

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabicʕafar-, ʕafr- 'earth, dust'; ʕufrat- 'grayish dust color', ʔaʕfar- 'reddish, mixed; reddish sand' BK 2 298BK 2 298
Mehriʔafur; ʕōfergloss withheld
Soqotriʕafergloss withheld
Akkadianep(e)r- CAD E 184CAD E 184gloss withheld
Harsusiʔāfor, ʔafergloss withheld
Tigreʕäfär LH 492LH 492gloss withheld
Ugariticʕpr
Phoenicianʿpr (Krahmalkov 384)Krahmalkov 384gloss withheld
Jibbaliʕɔ́fɔ́r, ʕafor (Kogan 2015, ch. 8 §3.1.2 no. 14); ʕoferKogan 2015 ch. 8 §3.1.2 no. 14gloss withheld
Hebrewʕapār; ʔēper (HALOT 80)HALOT 80gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaicʕapr- (Payne Smith 422)Payne Smith 422
Geezʾafar (LGz. 10)LGz. 10gloss withheld
GurageafärSEDonline semet 3002gloss withheld
Amharicafär (LGz. 10)LGz. 10gloss withheld
HarariafärSEDonline semet 3002gloss withheld
GafatafaräSEDonline semet 3002gloss withheld
ArgobbaafärSEDonline semet 3002gloss withheld
Aramaicʿpr (Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 879)Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 879; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿprgloss withheld
Punicʿpr 'dirt'Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿpr
Judaic Aramaicʿpr (HALOT 861; DJPA 414b apud CAL)HALOT 861; DJPA 414b; CAL
Mandaic Aramaicʿfr (HALOT 861)HALOT 861
CanaaniteEA ḫa-pa-ru, a-pa-ru (Kogan 2011, 189); EA up-ri /ʕupr/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 85)Kogan 2011 189; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 85gloss withheld

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Notes

Initial ayin is explicit in Hebrew עפר (ʿpr). Dillmann (LLA 808) considers Geʿez ʾafar an Amharic loanword, unless it goes with Hebrew ʾēper (LGz. 10). See HALOT 80. Hebrew ʔēper is a loan from Akkadian epru (HALOT 80).

Updated 22 October 2026

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