*sVʕVp-: 'branch; lop off'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*sVʕVp-
Meaning'branch; lop off'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Hebrewsāʕīp 'cleft, branch' (BDB 703); sāʕap 'lop off boughs' (BDB 703)BDB 703
Arabicsaʕaf (HALOT 762)HALOT 762
Syrian Aramaicsarʕep 'branch out, propagate'; sarʕepītā 'branches, fork; layers, suckers' (Payne Smith 392); sūrʕāpā 'branch' (Payne Smith 371)Payne Smith 392; Payne Smith 371

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Notes

Hbr. sarʿappâ 'branch' (Ezk 31:5) is an Aramaic loan from this root (HALOT 770). HALOT 770 also cites Mehri śarġaif, Jibbali ṣeġlif 'flowering shoot of the palm', whose ġ does not answer Ar. ʕ.

Updated 22 October 2026

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