*garap-: 'sweep'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*garap-
Meaning'sweep'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabicǧarafa 'he took away, carried away, or removed, the whole of it; he swept it away'; ǧarafathu s-suyūlu 'the torrents swept it away' (Lane 410); ǧurāf, ǧārūf 'a torrent that carries away everything' (Lane 411)Lane 410; Lane 411
AramaicGRP (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. grp)Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. grp; Anderson–Moser 2024 root grpgloss withheld
Hebrewgarap 'sweep' (BDB 175)BDB 175; Anderson–Moser 2024 root grp
Syrian Aramaicgəraf 'rush, overflow; carry away; wipe' (Payne Smith 79)Payne Smith 79

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Notes

Arabic ǧuruf 'a portion of land which the torrents have partially swept away' (Lane 411).

Updated 22 October 2026

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