# \*ḳapy-: 'occiput, back of the head'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳapy-, 'occiput, back of the head': reflexes in 8 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>) › [Q](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/q/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḳapy- |
| Meaning | 'occiput, back of the head' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2133 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḳafan 'back of the neck, nape; back of the head, occiput' \[BK 2 792\] | BK 2 792 |  |
| Mehri | ḳǝfē \[JM 226\] | JM 226 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ḳefē \[JH 74\] | JH 74 |  |
| East Ethiopic | SEL WOL ZWY ḳäfät \[LGur 373\] | LGur 373 |  |
| Geez | ḳāf \[LGz 423\]. | LGz 423 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ḳéfɛ́ \[JJ 142\] | JJ 142 |  |
| Harari | ḳafät \[LHar 122\] | LHar 122 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḳāp(ǝ)yā, ḳǝpāyā, ḳapāyā 'the back part of the neck' \[Brock 683\] | Brock 683 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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