# \*ka/inpa/ir-: 'tip of the nose; lip'

> Proto-Semitic *ka/inpa/ir-, 'tip of the nose; lip': reflexes in 9 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ka/inpa/ir- |
| Meaning | 'tip of the nose; lip' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2575 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | kinfirat- 'tip of the nose' \[Fr. IV 65\] | Fr. IV 65 |  |
| Tigre | känfär, kämfär \[LH 418\] | LH 418 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | kanfar \[LGz 287\]. | LGz 287 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | CHA EŽA ENN GYE MUH MSQ GOG SOD känfär, END käfär \[LGur 345\] | LGur 345 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | känfär \[K 1446\] | K 1446 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | känfär 'lip' \[Bass 608\] | Bass 608 |  |
| Libyco-Berber | Ntifa a-kənfur \[Laoust MCB 110\]; cf. variant root Ahaggar ăkənbur \[Fouc. 827\] | Laoust MCB 110; Fouc. 827 | gloss withheld |
| Cushitic | C.: Bilin kánfär, Quara kanpär, Khamir kifir \[Rein. Bilin 224\], Aungi kemper \[Ehr. PCR 90\]; E.: Saho kamfər \[OS 312\], Yaaku kemper \[Ehr. PCR 90\] | Rein. Bilin 224; Ehr. PCR 90; OS 312 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | känfär, känafər (Leslau 1997:208, AAD 331 apud SEDonline 823) | Leslau 1997:208, AAD 331; SEDonline 823 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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