*ɣVrVpVl-: 'thick darkness, dark cloud'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ɣVrVpVl-
Meaning'thick darkness, dark cloud'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Hebrewʿărāpel (HALOT 888)HALOT 888gloss withheld
Ugariticġrpl; ġrplt (DULAT 322)DULAT 322gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaicʿarpᵉlā, ʿarpîlā (HALOT 888)HALOT 888
Syrian Aramaicʕarpel, ʕarpelā 'dark fog, thick darkness; eye-film' (Payne Smith 429)Payne Smith 429

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Notes

HALOT 888 calls the etymology uncertain: I ʿrp + -l, or a base *ġrpl beside Arb. ġrf 'cover'. Ug. ġrpl favours the second against 2485 *ʕVrp- 'cloud' (Ug. ʿrpt). HALOT 888 also lists Arb. ʿarfal > ʿaffal, with ʿ against Ug. ġ.

Updated 22 October 2026

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