# \*šVpp-: 'kind of snake, worm'

> Proto-Semitic *šVpp-, 'kind of snake, worm': 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>) › [š](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/shin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šVpp- |
| Meaning | 'kind of snake, worm' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 168 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | siff- 'snake; kind of snake spotted with white and black' \[BK 1 1096\], \[LA IX 154\] (also suff-). | BK 1 1096; LA IX 154 |  |
| Tigre | sǝf \[LH 200\]. | LH 200 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | šǝpīpōn (HALOT 1628, 1629), pB. \[Ja. 1616\] | HALOT 1628, 1629; Ja. 1616 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | šappāpā 'snake; cricket' \[Brock. 793\], 'creeping animals, crawling locust' \[PS 4257\]. | Brock. 793; PS 4257 |  |
| Tigrinya | wäsfat K 1748 | K 1748 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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