# \*ḫVrVp-: 'young sheep'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫVrVp-, 'young sheep': reflexes in 12 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḫVrVp- |
| Meaning | 'young sheep' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2431 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḫarūf- 'lamb (when it is already big enough to graze); foal from six months to a year old', ḫarūfat- 'female lamb; filly' \[BK 1 562\], \[Fr. I 478\], \[Lane 726\], \[LA IX 66\] | BK 1 562; Fr. I 478; Lane 726; LA IX 66 |  |
| Akkadian | ḫurāpu OB on \[CAD ḫ 245\], \[AHw. 357\] | CAD ḫ 245; AHw. 357 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ḫerefōt \[JH 142\] | JH 142 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | hurpa \[DM 138\]. | DM 138 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ḫpr-t \[DULAT 396\] | DULAT 396 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Qat. ḫrwf (pl.) \[Ricks 76\]. Min. ḫrf-m \[LM 44\] | Ricks 76; LM 44 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥurpā 'a young lamb' \[Ja. 440\] (also ḥorpītā 'early conceiving, vigorous sheep' \[ibid. 505\]). | Ja. 440; Ja. 505 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥurpā 'yearling, one year old (sheep)' \[Brock. 258\], \[PS 1380\]. | Brock. 258; PS 1380 |  |
| Aramaic | Sam. ḥrp, ḥwrp, ḥrwp, ḥryp, ḥrpn \[Tal 296\]. | Tal 296 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ḫarfót (Bittner 41 apud SED II 154) | Bittner 41; SED II 154 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ḫarip: ḫa-ri-pí (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 279) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 279 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ḫurāp: name ḫu-ra-bù (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 279) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 279 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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