# \*ḫVlVp-: 'pass' 1, 'plait (of hair)' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ḫVlVp-, 'pass' 1, 'plait (of hair)' 2: reflexes in 24 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>) › [ḫ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/kha/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḫVlVp- |
| Meaning | 'pass' 1, 'plait (of hair)' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3090 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḫlf 'follow' 1 (Lane 792) | Lane 792 |  |
| Tigre | ḥalfa 1 |  |  |
| East Ethiopic | Zw aläfä LGur 39 | LGur 39 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ḫālafa 1 (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 27) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 27 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Sod alläfäm 1, etc. |  | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥlp 1 (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 27) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 27 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | alläfä 1 |  |  |
| Harari | ḥuluf bāya 1 |  |  |
| Gafat | alläfä 1 |  |  |
| Argobba | halläfa 1 |  |  |
| Tigrinya | ḥalläfä 1 |  |  |
| Akkadian | ḫalpu 1 (HALOT 321) | HALOT 321 |  |
| Aramaic | ḥălap 1 (LGz. 261; DNWSI 376 apud CAL) | LGz. 261; DNWSI 376; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥəlap 1 (LGz. 261; Payne Smith 144) | LGz. 261; Payne Smith 144 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | hlp 1 (LGz. 261; MD 149) | LGz. 261; MD 149 |  |
| Phoenician | ḥlp 1 (B 311); ḥlpt 1 (T 105) | B 311; T 105 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ḫɔ́lɔ́f 1 (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 27) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 27 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | ḫáyləf 1 (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 27) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 27 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ḥéḷəf 1 (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 27) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 27 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḫlf 1 (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 80) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 80 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | mḫlpt 2 (DULAT 533) | DULAT 533 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | ḥlp 1 (HALOT 321) | HALOT 321 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab hḫlf 1; stḫlf 1; ḫlft 1 (Biella 203) | Biella 203 | gloss withheld |
| Moabite | ḥlp 1 (DNWSI 376) | DNWSI 376 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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