# \*ḥrp: 'edge, sharp edge'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥrp, 'edge, sharp edge': 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>) › [ḥ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/het/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥrp |
| Meaning | 'edge, sharp edge' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥarf 'the extremity, verge, border, margin, brink, brow, side, or edge, of anything' (Lane 550) | Lane 550 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥūrpā 'sharp edge, point; vigour' (Payne Smith 135) | Payne Smith 135 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḥrf (Al-Jallad 2026, 77) | Al-Jallad 2026 77 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Syr. ḥūrpā 'lamb' (2204 \*ḫVrVp-) is a homograph.

## Linked from

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

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