# \*ʕ/ɣap-(ʕ/ɣap-): 'pupil of the eye (eye-lids, eye-lashes, pupil)'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕ/ɣap-(ʕ/ɣap-), 'pupil of the eye (eye-lids, eye-lashes, pupil)': reflexes in 4 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>) › [ʿ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/ayin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕ/ɣap-(ʕ/ɣap-) |
| Meaning | 'pupil of the eye (eye-lids, eye-lashes, pupil)' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2004 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʕafāʔ- 'white spot in the pupil of the eye' \[BK 2 304\]; ɣufāt- 'white spot that appears on the pupil of the eye' \[ibid. 486\] | BK 2 304; BK 486 |  |
| Eblaitic | (?) íb-íb-ba-tum (equated to SUM SIG7.GI.ZI ?) \[DULAT 170\]; íb-íb-ba-tum = Sum. sig₇-gi-zi (VE 1204; Civil 2017, 152); íb-íb-ba-tum /ʿipʿippātum/ (fem. pl.) (VE 1204; Hajouz 2013, 109) | DULAT 170; VE 1204; Civil 2017, 152; Hajouz 2013, 109 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʕpʕp \[DULAT 170\] | DULAT 170 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʕapʕappayim (dual) (HALOT 861); PB \[Ja 1100\]. | HALOT 861; Ja 1100 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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