# \*ṭVpVḥ-: 'spread' 1, 'span, palm of hand' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ṭVpVḥ-, 'spread' 1, 'span, palm of hand' 2: reflexes in 8 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>) › [ṭ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/tet/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṭVpVḥ- |
| Meaning | 'spread' 1, 'span, palm of hand' 2 |
| Basis | SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2581 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | ṭepû 1 (AHw 1388) | AHw 1388; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṭpḥ | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ṭafḥa 'clap' 1 | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṭpḥ |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ṭpaḥ 'stretch out, spread; sparkle' 1 (Payne Smith 180) | Payne Smith 180 |  |
| Hebrew | טפח pi. 1 (HALOT 378); ṭäpaḥ (also ṭōpaḥ, ṭapḥā) 2 (HALOT 378) | HALOT 378 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | da-ba-um /ṭ-p-ḥ/ 1 (= Sum. ŠU.ŠU.RA) (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 310) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 310 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ṭáfaḥ 2 \[SSL LS 1477\] | SSL LS 1477 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | ṭǝffi 2 \[K 2192\] | K 2192 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ṭpḥ 2 \[DJPA 229a apud CAL\] | DJPA 229a; CAL | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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