# \*lṭp: 'to be kind'

> Proto-Semitic *lṭp, 'to be kind': reflexes in 2 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>) › [L](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/l/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*lṭp |
| Meaning | 'to be kind' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1410 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | lṭpn (DULAT 502) | DULAT 502 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | lṭf (Lane 3010 apud SEDonline 1410) | Lane 3010; SEDonline 1410 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

PCS \*lṭp 'to be kind' (SEDonline 1410). Ug. lṭpn is an epithet of ʾIl.

## Linked from

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

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