*ṣ̂apīr-: 'plaiting' 1, 'braid' 2

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ḍafīr- 2
Soqotri	ḍafr-ǝh 1
Geez	ḍǝfr 2
Jibbali	ḍǝfre-t 1
Hebrew	ṣəpīrā (LGz. 148)	LGz. 148	gloss withheld
Aramaic	ṣəpar (v.) (LGz. 148)	LGz. 148	gloss withheld
Akkadian	ṣipirtu (LGz. 148; AHw 1103); ṣepēru 1 (CAD Ṣ 132)	LGz. 148; AHw 1103; CAD Ṣ 132	gloss withheld
Tigre	ṣäfra (v.) (LGz. 148)	LGz. 148	gloss withheld
Tigrinya	ṣäfärä, č̣äfärä (LGz. 148)	LGz. 148
Amharic	(tä)ṭaffärä (LGz. 148)	LGz. 148	gloss withheld
Mehri	ẑəfūr (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 58); ṣ́ǝfrīt, pl. ṣ́ǝfártǝn 2 (Rubin 2018 834, 672)	Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 58; Rubin 2018 834, 672	gloss withheld
Amorite	ṣ́ippar (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 286)	Sanmartín GlOS 2, 286	gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026