# \*spp: 'threshold, doorframe'

> Proto-Semitic *spp, 'threshold, doorframe': reflexes in 5 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*spp |
| Meaning | 'threshold, doorframe' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | sap (HALOT 763) | HALOT 763 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | seppā 'doorpost, sill, threshold, porch' (Payne Smith 385) | Payne Smith 385 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | sippā (HALOT 763) | HALOT 763 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | sîpā (HALOT 763) | HALOT 763 |  |
| Akkadian | sippu A (CAD S 300) | CAD S 300 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

CAD S 300 marks sippu "Sum. lw.(?)"; Kaufman 1974, 92 takes it as cognate to Aramaic sippā, Hebrew sap and Phoenician sp, and rejects Salonen's Sumerian etymology. Hebrew hitpolel histôpēp 'to lie on the threshold' (HALOT 765). Not 311 \*sapp- 'bowl'.

## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.