# \*ṣVp(p)Vr-: '(kind of small) bird'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣVp(p)Vr-, '(kind of small) bird': reflexes in 15 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>) › [ṣ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/tsade/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## 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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## Linked from

- [ṣ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/tsade/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.