Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/ś*ŝV(ʕ)p-at-: '(tuft of) hair' Root FieldValueReconstruction*ŝV(ʕ)p-at-Meaning'(tuft of) hair'BasisSEDSEDSEDonline semet 1914 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteArabicšaʕfat- 'lock of hair, tuft, hair' [BK 1 1240]BK 1 1240Mehriŝǝft, pl. ŝēf [JM 373]JM 373gloss withheldSoqotriŝfeh (ŝef) [LS 432], [SSL LS 1472-3]LS 432; SSL LS 1472-3Akkadian(?) šipātu (šupātu, OAkk šaptu) OAkk on [CAD š3 57], [AHw 1244]CAD š3 57; AHw 1244gloss withheldHarsusiŝafēt [JH 118]JH 118Jibbaliŝfét [JJ 246]JJ 246Hebrew(?) ŝāpām (HALOT 1348).HALOT 1348gloss withheldAmharicšǝfašǝft [K 667].K 667gloss withheldTigrinyašifašǝfti 'eyelashes' [Bass 239]Bass 239 A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageś