# \*ḥyp: 'REVET, SHORE UP'

> Epigraphic South Arabian headword *ḥyp, 'REVET, SHORE UP': reflexes in 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Headword | \*ḥyp |
| Meaning | 'REVET, SHORE UP' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ḥyf (SD 74; Biella 174) | SD 74; Biella 174 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | Ar ḥifaᵗ ḥāfaᵗ (Irvine 1962, 151–152 apud Biella 174) | Irvine 1962, 151–152; Biella 174 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Headword from Epigraphic South Arabian (Beeston 1982; Biella 1982), not a comparative reconstruction.

## Linked from

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

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