# \*sVʕVp-: 'branch; lop off'

> Proto-Semitic *sVʕVp-, 'branch; lop off': reflexes in 3 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>) › [S](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/s/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*sVʕVp- |
| Meaning | 'branch; lop off' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | sāʕīp 'cleft, branch' (BDB 703); sāʕap 'lop off boughs' (BDB 703) | BDB 703 |  |
| Arabic | saʕaf (HALOT 762) | HALOT 762 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | sarʕep '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.

## Linked from

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

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