*lpy: 'to find, meet; to obtain'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*lpy
Meaning'to find, meet; to obtain'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Epigraphic South ArabianSab lfy (SD 82); lfyw, ylfyw (Biella 261–262); lfy (Sabaweb lemma 1470)SD 82; Biella 261–262; Sabaweb lemma 1470gloss withheld
Arabicʾalfā (IV) 'to find (s.th.); to find (s.o.) such and such' (BK 2 1012; Freytag 4 117)BK 2 1012; Freytag 4 117

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Notes

Biella 261–262 reads the Sabaic 'obtain blood revenge' and sets Arabic lfy IV 'find, get' beside it. K0520 *šakaḥ- and 858 *wVgVd- 'find' are other roots.

Updated 28 October 2026

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