ŝVp(V)r- {} ĉVp(V)r-: 'eyelash; (tuft of) hair' 1, 'edge, border' 2

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	ŝVp(V)r- {} ĉVp(V)r-
Meaning	'eyelash; (tuft of) hair' 1, 'edge, border' 2
Basis	reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected
SED	SEDonline semet 2219

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	šafr-, šufr- 'edge of the eyelid where the lashes grow' [BK 1 1247].	BK 1 1247
Mehri	ŝǝfrīr [JM 374]	JM 374	gloss withheld
Soqotri	ŝfrir [JM 374], QALAN-B ŝɛ̄́fǝr [SSL LS 1473]	JM 374; SSL LS 1473
Akkadian	(?) sappartu SB [AHw 1027].	AHw 1027	gloss withheld
Harsusi	ŝfǝrīr [JH 118]	JH 118
Jibbali	ŝɛ́fǝr [JJ 247]	JJ 247
Judaic Aramaic	sǝpīrā 'goat's hair' [Ja 1014]	Ja 1014
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic śfr 2 (Al-Jallad 2026, 139)	Al-Jallad 2026 139	gloss withheld

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Updated 3 November 2026

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