# \*ʕawp-: 'bird; to fly'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕawp-, 'bird; to fly': reflexes in 17 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕawp- |
| Meaning | 'bird; to fly' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2347 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʕawf- \[BK 2 409\], \[TA XXIV 191\]. | BK 2 409; TA XXIV 191 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ʕof \[LH 478\], ʕayfot \[ibid. 482\]. | LH 478; LH 482 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʕp \[DULAT 170\]; /ʕ-p/ (DULAT 170) | DULAT 170 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ʕof \[LGz. 78\]. | LGz. 78 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Sod. of, Muh. õf, Zwy. ũf, Sel. ūf, Cha. Eža Msq. Gog. ãfʷ, End. Enm. Gyt. ā̃fʷ, Wol. ũfʷ, Sod. wof \[LGur. 20\]. | LGur. 20 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | ʕōp 'bird' (BDB 1105) | BDB 1105 |  |
| Phoenician | ʕpt \[T 254\], \[Krah. 384\] | T 254; Krah. 384 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʕōp (HALOT 801); ʕwp (HALOT 800–801); pB. \[Ja. 1055\]. | HALOT 801; HALOT 800–801; Ja. 1055 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | wäf, wof \[K 1598\]. | K 1598 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʕōp (det. ʕōpā) \[Ja. 1055\], \[Levy WTM III 628\]; ʕōp \[DJPA 399b apud CAL\]. // Sam. ʕwp \[Tal 627\]. | Ja. 1055; Levy WTM III 628; DJPA 399b; CAL; Tal 627 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | ūf \[LHar. 20\]. | LHar. 20 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʕawpā 'birds' \[Brock. 517\], \[PS 2836\]. | Brock. 517; PS 2836 |  |
| Tigrinya | ʕuf 'bird; fortune' \[Bass. 715\]. | Bass. 715 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | ʿwf (HALOT 801) | HALOT 801 |  |
| Aramaic | ʿāpā (LGz. 78); ʿwp (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. ʿwp#3) | LGz. 78; Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. ʿwp#3 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | ˁof, uf (Leslau 1997:189 apud SEDonline 158) | Leslau 1997:189; SEDonline 158 | gloss withheld |
| Gafat | yəfʷä (Leslau 1956:248 apud SEDonline 158) | Leslau 1956:248; SEDonline 158 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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