# \*ɣrp: 'to scoop up' 1, 'upper chamber, room' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ɣrp, 'to scoop up' 1, 'upper chamber, room' 2: reflexes in 11 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>) › [ġ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/ghayn/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ɣrp |
| Meaning | 'to scoop up' 1, 'upper chamber, room' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ɣrf (Lane 2249 apud SEDonline 2098); ɣurfa 2 (Lane 2249); miɣrafa (LGz. 70) | Lane 2249; SEDonline 2098; LGz. 70 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | ɣəróf (ML 141 apud SEDonline 2098) | ML 141; SEDonline 2098 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ɣárɔ́f (JL 88 apud SEDonline 2098) | JL 88; SEDonline 2098 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ɣerōf (HL 46 apud SEDonline 2098) | HL 46; SEDonline 2098 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ˁérof (LS 328; SLOnline 3289) | LS 328; SLOnline 3289 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | ʿrpt 2 (Krahmalkov 387) | Krahmalkov 387 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | Neo-Punic ʿrpʾt 2 (Krahmalkov 387) | Krahmalkov 387 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ʕərf (LGz. 70) | LGz. 70 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ʕərfi (LGz. 70) | LGz. 70 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | ərf (LGz. 70) | LGz. 70 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | urf (LGz. 70) | LGz. 70 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

PWS \*ɣrp 'to scoop up' (Kogan 2005c:190 apud SEDonline 2098); PES \*ɣurp 'spoon, handle of a plow, plow' (Kogan 2005: 190 apud SEDonline 2098). Krahmalkov 387 compares Ar. ghurfa 'room' with Phoenician ʿrpt 'portico (the temple anteroom)'.

## Linked from

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

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