# \*top-: 'drum'

> Proto-Semitic *top-, 'drum': reflexes in 5 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>) › [T](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/t/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*top- |
| Meaning | 'drum' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | top (HALOT 1771); tpp (HALOT 1779) | HALOT 1771; HALOT 1779; Anderson–Moser 2024 root tp | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | tp (DULAT 861) | DULAT 861; Anderson–Moser 2024 root tp | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | tuppā (HALOT 1771) | HALOT 1771 |  |
| Aramaic | \*tp (HALOT 1771) | HALOT 1771 |  |
| Phoenician | tpp (T 344) | T 344 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.