# \*ŝa(n)p-(at-): 'lip'

> Proto-Semitic *ŝa(n)p-(at-), 'lip': reflexes in 12 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>) › [ś](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/sin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ŝa(n)p-(at-) |
| Meaning | 'lip' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 101 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | šafat- (šifat-), pl. šifāh-, šafawāt- \[BK 1 1251\] | BK 1 1251 |  |
| Akkadian | šaptu OAkk on \[CAD š1 483\], \[AHw 1176\] | CAD š1 483; AHw 1176 |  |
| Tigre | šanǝf \[LH 221\] | LH 221 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | sa-ba-tum, sa-íb-tum /syap(a)tum ?/ \[Kr 11; Bl E No. 25\] | Kr 11 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | sipta \[DM 329\] | DM 329 |  |
| Ugaritic | špt \[Aist 313\] | Aist 313 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | MAL seffṯa \[Berg 79\] MLḤS sepso \[J Mlah 189\] HRT septa \[J Hert 198\] NASS siptä \[Tser 0150\] URM si..ppat \[R Urmi 102\] MMND seftā \[M MND 509\] IRAN \*siptā, sipwātíhʸ (suff.) \[Pen 122\] | Berg 79; J Mlah 189; J Hert 198; Tser 0150; M MND 509; Pen 122 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ŝāpā (HALOT 1346, 1347). | HALOT 1346, 1347 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | siptā 'border, lip, hem' \[Ja 985\] (also orthographic variants with ŝ \[ibid. 1620\]). | Ja 985; Ja 1620 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | septā \[Brock 489\] | Brock 489 |  |
| Aramaic | OLD OFF špt \[HJ 1181\]; Dem. sph (SED I 236) | HJ 1181; SED I 236 |  |
| Tigrinya | šanfaf (HALOT 1347) | HALOT 1347 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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