# \*li/apiʾ-: 'fatty, fleshy tissue'

> Proto-Semitic *li/apiʾ-, 'fatty, fleshy tissue': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*li/apiʾ- |
| Meaning | 'fatty, fleshy tissue' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 96 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | lafiʔ-at- 'piece of meat without bone' \[BK 2 1009\]. | BK 2 1009 |  |
| Akkadian | lipû (lipiu, līpu, lēpu) OB on \[CAD l 202\], \[AHw 555\] | CAD l 202; AHw 555 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | PB liplūp 'glutinous substance, pus' \[Ja 715\]. | Ja 715 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | liplūpā 'pulp, soft portion of cabbage' \[Ja. 715\] | Ja. 715 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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