# \*gapp-, \*ʾa-gapp-: 'wing'

> Proto-Semitic *gapp-, *ʾa-gapp-, 'wing': reflexes in 9 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>) › [G](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/g/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*gapp-, \*ʾa-gapp- |
| Meaning | 'wing' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2065 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ǯff 'to flap the wings'; ǯfǯf 'to ruffle feathers, flap wings' \[BK 1 303\] | BK 1 303 |  |
| Akkadian | agappu, gappu MA, SB on \[CAD k 185\], \[AHw 281\]. | CAD k 185; AHw 281 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | gapa \[DM 78\] | DM 78 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | \*gap 'wing' (pl. gappīn) (BDB 1086) | BDB 1086 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | MMND gap, emph. gappa \[M MND 525, 502\] | M MND 525, 502 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | PB gap 'the long portion of the wing; arms, shoulders' \[Ja 262\]; ʔăgap 'wing, pinion; winged animals, poultry; arms, shoulders' \[ibid. 13\] | Ja 262; Ja 13 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | gappā \[Ja 262\]; gp \[DJPA 134b apud CAL\] | Ja 262; DJPA 134b; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | geppā 'wing; a fold with arms, arms; fin; fathom' \[Brock 128\]; cf. also gǝpetā 'a plant putting forth arms (like ivy)' \[ibid.\] | Brock 128 |  |
| Aramaic | Dem. gp (SED I 82) | SED I 82 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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