# \*gḥf: 'to take away, carry off'

> Proto-Semitic *gḥf, 'to take away, carry off': reflexes in 2 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*gḥf |
| Meaning | 'to take away, carry off' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʾaǧḥafa bihi 'took away, carried away, removed (said of a torrent)' (Lane 383); ǧaḥafa 'stripped off, scraped off' (Lane 383) | Lane 383 |  |
| Geez | gaḥafa (LGz. 186) | LGz. 186 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

LGz. 186 compares Arabic ǧaḥafa and Śḥeri (Jibbali) ǧaḥaf.

## Linked from

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

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