# \*npy: 'to sieve' 1, 'purification, atonement' 2, 'cloth, tunic' 3

> Proto-Semitic *npy, 'to sieve' 1, 'purification, atonement' 2, 'cloth, tunic' 3: reflexes in 13 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>) › [N](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/n/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*npy |
| Meaning | 'to sieve' 1, 'purification, atonement' 2, 'cloth, tunic' 3 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | napû 1 (Kogan 2011, 242) | Kogan 2011 242 |  |
| Hebrew | nāpā 1; pB. nippā 1 (Kogan 2011, 242) | Kogan 2011 242 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | JPA npy 1 (Kogan 2011, 242) | Kogan 2011 242 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | nfātā 1 (Kogan 2011, 242) | Kogan 2011 242 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | nafaya 1 (Kogan 2011, 242); manfe (LGz. 390) | Kogan 2011 242; LGz. 390 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | cf. ni-bí-tum /nipīt/ 1 (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 99) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 99 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | npt 1 (DULAT 629); npy 2 (DULAT 630); npyn 3 (DULAT 630) | DULAT 629; DULAT 630 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | näfäyä; mänfit (LGz. 390) | LGz. 390 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | näfa; mänfet (LGz. 390) | LGz. 390 |  |
| Harari | näfa; wänfit (LGz. 390) | LGz. 390 |  |
| Amharic | näffa; wänfit (LGz. 390) | LGz. 390 |  |
| Gurage | wänfit (LGz. 390) | LGz. 390 |  |
| Argobba | wänfitä (LGz. 390) | LGz. 390 |  |

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

## Notes

PS \*npy 'to sieve', one of two PS roots for sieving, beside \*nḫl (3215) (Kogan 2011, 242). DULAT 630 sets Latin mappa 'tablecloth', a Punic word (DNWSI 673), beside npyn 'tunic'.

## Linked from

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

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