# \*ɣVp-: 'film, membrane; chaff'

> Proto-Semitic *ɣVp-, 'film, membrane; chaff': reflexes in 3 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ɣVp- |
| Meaning | 'film, membrane; chaff' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | ipu (CAD I 173, AHw. 385 apud SEDonline 2092) | CAD I 173, AHw. 385; SEDonline 2092 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ɣafaⁿ (Lane 2276 apud SEDonline 2092) | Lane 2276; SEDonline 2092 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ˁəfaf (TED 1952 apud SEDonline 2092) | TED 1952; SEDonline 2092 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

PS \*ɣVp- 'film, chaff' (Kogan 2005c: 188 apud SEDonline 2092). Cf. 1533 \*ɣVpVy- 'clean, hull (grain)' (the verb).

## Linked from

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

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