# \*ḥupn-: 'hollow of the hand, handful; fist'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥupn-, 'hollow of the hand, handful; fist': reflexes in 19 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>) › [ḥ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/het/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## 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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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.