*ṣVp(p)Vr-: '(kind of small) bird'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *ṣVp(p)Vr- |
| Meaning | '(kind of small) bird' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2523 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ṣāfir- 'a kind of small bird of the passerine family; any bird that is not a bird of prey' [BK 1 1346], [LA IV 464]. | BK 1 1346; LA IV 464 | |
| Soqotri | *ṣafiroh (in ṣafiróte) [LS 70]; eṣféroʰ (SLOnline 3145). | LS 70; SLOnline 3145 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ṣ̌eferot [JH 124]. | JH 124 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ṣipra (st. abs. ṣapir, ṣipar) [DM 394], ṣiprurita [ibid.]. | DM 394 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ṣpr [DULAT 777] | DULAT 777 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | ṣippǝrīn (pl.) 'bird' (BDB 1110) | BDB 1110 | |
| Phoenician | ṣpr [T 280], [Krah. 240] | T 280; Krah. 240 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | (e)ṣferót (ṣefirót) 'bird' [Bittner 60]. | Bittner 60 | |
| Hebrew | ṣippōr (HALOT 1047), pB. [Ja. 1295] | HALOT 1047; Ja. 1295 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ṣippar, ṣippǝrā, ṣippōr, ṣippōrā [Ja. 1298], ṣippartā [ibid 1299], ṣypr [DJPA 463b apud CAL], ṣyprh (det. ṣyprth) [ibid. 464]. | Ja. 1298; Ja. 1299; DJPA 463b; CAL; CAL 464 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ṣeppǝrā 'bird' [Brock. 635], 'bird, sparrow' [PS 3433]. | Brock. 635; PS 3433 | |
| Aramaic | D.-Alla ṣpr [HJ 973] | HJ 973 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | ṣpr 'fowl' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṣpr | |
| Modern Aramaic | M. Mnd. sippar, NSyr. ṣiprâ, NAssyr. sịṗrɔ, JNA ṣippurta, Tlk. ṣɨpra, Ass. ṣɨpra, Tur. ṣefro (SED II 276) | SED II 276 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | ṣibāru (Kogan 2011, 210; AHw 1097) | Kogan 2011 210; AHw 1097 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026