# \*gVpn-: 'vine, grapevine'

> Proto-Semitic *gVpn-, 'vine, grapevine': reflexes in 8 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 | \*gVpn- |
| Meaning | 'vine, grapevine' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ǧafn- 'vine, grapevine' (BK 1, 306) | BK 1, 306 |  |
| Akkadian | gapnu, gupnu (CAD G 44) | CAD G 44 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | gpn (DULAT 301) | DULAT 301 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | gepen (HALOT 200) | HALOT 200 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | gufnā (HALOT 200) | HALOT 200 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | gpnt (HALOT 200); Sab gfnt (Biella 74) | HALOT 200; Biella 74 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | gapn, gupn: gu-pa-num (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 185) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 185 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | /gapn, gupn/: names ga-pi-nu, gu-pi-nu/núm, ga-bí-núm (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 185) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 185 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 200 marks Akkadian gapnu 'WSem. lw. ?', a queried West Semitic loan.

## Linked from

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

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