# \*kat(a/i)p-: '(back of) shoulder, shoulder blade'

> Proto-Semitic *kat(a/i)p-, '(back of) shoulder, shoulder blade': reflexes in 14 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 | \*kat(a/i)p- |
| Meaning | '(back of) shoulder, shoulder blade' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2122 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | katif-, kataf-, kitf- 'shoulder blades, bones of the shoulder blades' \[BK 2 862\] | BK 2 862 |  |
| Mehri | katf \[JM 217\]; QISHN kɛtf \[SSL 2 224\] | JM 217; SSL 2 224 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | katappātu LL \[CAD K 303\], \[AHw 465\]. | CAD K 303; AHw 465 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | kǝtf, pl. ǝktōf \[JH 71\] | JH 71 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | mäktäf \[LH 415\] | LH 415 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | (?) kadpa \[DM 195\]. | DM 195 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ktp \[DULAT 465\] | DULAT 465 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | matkaf, matkaft \[LGz 372\] | LGz 372 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | MAL ḫaffta \[Berg 43\] HRT kepta \[J Hert 190\]MLH kespo \[J Mlah 179\] | Berg 43; J Hert 190; J Mlah 179 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | kɛtf \[JJ 137\] | JJ 137 |  |
| Hebrew | kātēp (HALOT 505, 506) | HALOT 505, 506 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | kǝtap, katpā \[Ja 682\]; ktp (det. kytph) \[DJPA 272b apud CAL\] | Ja 682; DJPA 272b; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | katpā 'shoulder' \[Brock 353\] | Brock 353 |  |
| Aramaic | Dem. ktp (CAL s.v. ktp) | CAL s.v. ktp |  |

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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.