# \*šʔp: 'to gasp, pant'

> Proto-Semitic *šʔp, 'to gasp, pant': reflexes in 2 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šʔp |
| Meaning | 'to gasp, pant' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | שׁאף (HALOT 1375) | HALOT 1375 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | שְׁאַף (HALOT 1375) | HALOT 1375 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

KBL takes שׁאף as a by-form of II שׁוף; von Soden, UF 13 (1981) 160–161, sets it apart from the one root שׁוף 'to grip firmly' (apud HALOT 1375).

## Linked from

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

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