# \*šḳp: 'build a roof' 1, 'lintel' 2

> Epigraphic South Arabian headword *šḳp, 'build a roof' 1, 'lintel' 2: reflexes in 4 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 2026-11-06.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | \*šḳp |
| Meaning | 'build a roof' 1, 'lintel' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab s1qf 1 (SD 127; Sabaweb lemma 5032) | SD 127; Sabaweb lemma 5032 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | Ar saqafa 'roof (a house)' 1 (Lane 1382) | Lane 1382 |  |
| Hebrew | šqwp 2 (DNWSI 1186) | DNWSI 1186 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | šqwph 2 (DNWSI 1186) | DNWSI 1186 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Headword from Epigraphic South Arabian (Beeston 1982; Biella 1982), not a comparative reconstruction.

## Linked from

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

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