# \*garap-: 'sweep'

> Proto-Semitic *garap-, 'sweep': reflexes in 4 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 | \*garap- |
| Meaning | 'sweep' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ǧarafa '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 |  |
| Aramaic | GRP (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. grp) | Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. grp; Anderson–Moser 2024 root grp | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | garap 'sweep' (BDB 175) | BDB 175; Anderson–Moser 2024 root grp |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | gəraf 'rush, overflow; carry away; wipe' (Payne Smith 79) | Payne Smith 79 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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