# \*kp: 'to bend, curve; to encircle'

> Proto-Semitic *kp, 'to bend, curve; to encircle': reflexes in 7 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*kp |
| Meaning | 'to bend, curve; to encircle' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | kapāpu (CAD K 175, AHw. 442 apud SEDonline 863); kippatu (CAD K 397, AHw. 482 apud SEDonline 863); kepû (CAD K 312) | CAD K 175, AHw. 442; SEDonline 863; CAD K 397, AHw. 482; CAD K 312 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | kippā (Jastrow 635 apud SEDonline 863); kpp (HALOT 493 apud SEDonline 863) | Jastrow 635; SEDonline 863; HALOT 493 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | JPA kyph (DJPA 256 apud SEDonline 863); JPA kpp (DJPA 267 apud SEDonline 863) | DJPA 256; SEDonline 863; DJPA 267 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | kpy (LSyr. 323, SL 642 apud SEDonline 863); kpā (Payne Smith 222); kap (Payne Smith 221); kwp (Payne Smith 210) | LSyr. 323, SL 642; SEDonline 863; Payne Smith 222; Payne Smith 221; Payne Smith 210 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | kup, kpa, kpp (MD 208) | MD 208 | gloss withheld |
| Emar | ku-up-pí /kuppu/ (Pentiuc 2001, 109) | Pentiuc 2001 109 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | lkp (Krahmalkov 239) | Krahmalkov 239 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

PS \*kp 'to bend; to encircle' (Kogan 2015: 443 apud SEDonline 863). Hbr. kippā is post-Biblical. HALOT 492 compares Akk. kepû 'to bend' and Syr., Mnd. 'to bend, overturn' with Hbr. kph 'to subdue, avert (anger)'.

## Linked from

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

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