# \*ŝV(ʕ)p-at-: '(tuft of) hair'

> Proto-Semitic *ŝV(ʕ)p-at-, '(tuft of) hair': reflexes in 9 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 | \*ŝV(ʕ)p-at- |
| Meaning | '(tuft of) hair' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1914 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | šaʕfat- 'lock of hair, tuft, hair' \[BK 1 1240\] | BK 1 1240 |  |
| Mehri | ŝǝft, pl. ŝēf \[JM 373\] | JM 373 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ŝfeh (ŝef) \[LS 432\], \[SSL LS 1472-3\] | LS 432; SSL LS 1472-3 |  |
| Akkadian | (?) šipātu (šupātu, OAkk šaptu) OAkk on \[CAD š3 57\], \[AHw 1244\] | CAD š3 57; AHw 1244 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ŝafēt \[JH 118\] | JH 118 |  |
| Jibbali | ŝfét \[JJ 246\] | JJ 246 |  |
| Hebrew | (?) ŝāpām (HALOT 1348). | HALOT 1348 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | šǝfašǝft \[K 667\]. | K 667 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | šifašǝfti 'eyelashes' \[Bass 239\] | Bass 239 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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