# \*kanap-: 'wing'

> Proto-Semitic *kanap-, 'wing': reflexes in 17 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>) › [K](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/k/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*kanap- |
| Meaning | 'wing' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2115 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | kanaf- 'wing (of a bird)' \[BK 2 937\] | BK 2 937 |  |
| Akkadian | kappu OB on \[CAD k 185\], \[AHw 444\]. | CAD k 185; AHw 444 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | kǝnf \[LH 418\] | LH 418 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | kanpa \[DM 199, 77\]. | DM 199, 77 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | knp \[DULAT 445\] /kanapu ?/ (UVST 138). | DULAT 445; UVST 138 |  |
| East Ethiopic | WOL ZWY kǝf \[LGur 345\] | LGur 345 |  |
| Geez | kǝnf \[LGz 287\] | LGz 287 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | MUH MSQ GOG kanfa, SOD kǝnf \[LGur 345\] | LGur 345 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | GZR kanáfta \[Nak 77\] AZR kpana \[Garb 315\] | Nak 77; Garb 315 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | kānāp (HALOT 486) | HALOT 486 |  |
| Amharic | kǝnf \[K 14445\] | K 14445 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | kǝnap (kanpā) (also 'lap') \[Ja 651\] | Ja 651 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | kenpā \[Brock 334\] | Brock 334 |  |
| Tigrinya | kǝnfi \[Bass 608\] | Bass 608 |  |
| Argobba | kənf (SED I 131) | SED I 131 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | knf (LGz. 287; Sabaweb lemma 1877); Qat. knf (Ricks 1982 s.v. knf) | LGz. 287; Sabaweb lemma 1877; Ricks 1982 s.v. knf | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | kanap: ᵈka-na-ap, ì-lí-ka-na-ap, ì-lí-ka-na-pí, ka-na-pa-nu (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 312) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 312 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

- [K](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/k/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.