*ḥupn-: 'hollow of the hand, handful; fist'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *ḥupn- |
| Meaning | 'hollow of the hand, handful; fist' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2609 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥufnat-, ḥafnat- 'handful' [BK 1 462] | BK 1 462 | |
| Mehri | ḥāfǝn [JM 169] | JM 169 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | upnu OB on [AHw 1424]. | AHw 1424 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ḥǝfǝn [LH 104] | LH 104 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | hupna [DM 136] | DM 136 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | (?) ḥpn [Del Olmo 548]. | gloss withheld | |
| East Ethiopic | SEL umfäññe, WOL umfuññet [LArg. 189] | LArg. 189 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | CHA EŽA GYE MUH ǝ̃fʷǝyyä, EŽA MUH ǝmfʷǝyyä, END umfǝʔä, ENN MSQ ǝ̃fuyä, MSQ ǝmfuyyā, GOG ǝ̃fuñña, ǝmfuñña, SOD ǝmfuññä [LArg. 189] | LArg. 189 | |
| Modern Arabic | Malt ḥafna | gloss withheld | |
| Jibbali | ḥáfǝn [JJ 105] | JJ 105 | |
| Hebrew | ḥopnayim (dual) (HALOT 339) | HALOT 339 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | ǝffǝñ [K 1357] | K 1357 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | ǝffǝñ [LArg. 189] | LArg. 189 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | SAB ḥfn-nhn (dual) [Biella 182]. | Biella 182 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥupnā, ḥopnā [Ja 492]; ḥpn (det. ḥwpnh) [DJPA 212a apud CAL] | Ja 492; DJPA 212a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥupnā 'handful, small fistful' [Brock 250] | Brock 250 | |
| Aramaic | OFF ḥpn [HJ 395] | HJ 395 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ḥafana (LGz. 227) | LGz. 227 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ḥəfni, ḥəfənti (SED I 114) | SED I 114 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026