Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/S*spʾ: 'to eat; to feed' Root FieldValueReconstruction*spʾMeaning'to eat; to feed'Basisproject Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNotePre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic sfʾ (Al-Jallad 2026, 130)Al-Jallad 2026 130gloss withheldUgariticspʔ, N (DULAT 754)DULAT 754gloss withheldHebrew*spʔ > mspwʔ (DULAT 754)DULAT 754gloss withheldJudaic Aramaicspy/ʔ (DULAT 754)DULAT 754gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed. Notes Al-Jallad (2026, 130) compares Ug. spʾ 'to devour, eat, consume', N 'to be consumed'.Updated 2 November 2026Linked from 1 pageS