# \*ḳunpuḏ- ~ \*ḳinpāḏ-: 'hedgehog, porcupine'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳunpuḏ- ~ *ḳinpāḏ-, 'hedgehog, porcupine': 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>) › [Q](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/q/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḳunpuḏ- ~ \*ḳinpāḏ- |
| Meaning | 'hedgehog, porcupine' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning project |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2464 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḳunfuḏ-, ḳunfaḏ- 'hedgehog; rat' \[BK 2 825\], \[Fr. III 507\], \[Lane 2569\], \[LA III 505\] (in \[Fr.\], \[Lane\] and \[LA III 369\] also ḳunfud-). | BK 2 825; Fr. III 507; Lane 2569; LA III 505; LA III 369 |  |
| Harsusi | (?) ḳeḏewīʔ, ḳeḏewīb \[LH 73\] | LH 73 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ḳǝnfǝz \[LH 255\]. | LH 255 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | gi-ba-sum6/šúm (= Sum. PÉS̆) \[MEE 4 872\] | MEE 4 872 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ḳunpud \[DM 408\]. | DM 408 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ḳʷǝnfǝz (ḳǝnfǝz, ḳǝnfuz) \[LGz. 434\]. | LGz. 434 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḳippōd (HALOT 1117), pB. ḳuppād \[Ja. 1337\] | HALOT 1117; Ja. 1337 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḳupdā 'hedgehog' \[Ja. 1337\], \[Levy WT II 376\]. | Ja. 1337; Levy WT II 376 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḳuppǝdā 'hedgehog' \[Brock. 682\], \[PS 3687\]. | Brock. 682; PS 3687 |  |
| Aramaic | Sam. ḳpd \[Tal 789\], ḳnpd \[ibid. 787\]. | Tal 789; Tal 787 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ḳǝnfǝz 'porcupine' \[Bass. 272\]. | Bass. 272 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | Tur. ḳuvdo, ḳubḏo (SED II 182) | SED II 182 |  |
| Phoenician | qpd (HALOT 1117) | HALOT 1117 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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