# \*kapaʾ: 'beestings, colostrum'

> Proto-Semitic *kapaʾ, 'beestings, colostrum': reflexes in 3 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 | \*kapaʾ |
| Meaning | 'beestings, colostrum' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1455 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | kēfa (ML 204 apud SEDonline 1455) | ML 204; SEDonline 1455 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | kɛ́fɛˀ (JL 127 apud SEDonline 1455) | JL 127; SEDonline 1455 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | kɛ́fe (Kogan 2015, ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 56) | Kogan 2015 ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 56 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Proto-MSA \*kapaʾ 'beestings, colostrum' (SEDonline 1455).

## Linked from

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

---

Page: https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/k/3369_beestings_colostrum/
Licence: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.