# \*ṣpḥ: 'press flat, spread out'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣpḥ, 'press flat, spread out': reflexes in 10 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 | \*ṣpḥ |
| Meaning | 'press flat, spread out' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | \*ṣpḥ (HALOT 1048); ṣappīḥiṯ (LGz. 548) | HALOT 1048; LGz. 548 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | Eg. ṣpḥ (HALOT 1048) | HALOT 1048 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ṣepaḥ, ṣəpīḥtā (HALOT 1048); ṣpāḥā (Payne Smith 483) | HALOT 1048; Payne Smith 483 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ṢPA (HALOT 1048) | HALOT 1048 |  |
| Arabic | ṣafaḥa, ṣafḥat, ṣafīḥat (HALOT 1048); ṣaffaḥa (Lane 1695) | HALOT 1048; Lane 1695 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | ṣpḥ (HALOT 1048) | HALOT 1048 |  |
| Geez | ṣəfḥ (LGz. 548) | LGz. 548 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ṣäfiḥ, ṣäfḥe (LGz. 548) | LGz. 548 |  |
| Amharic | säffa (LGz. 548) | LGz. 548 |  |
| Emar | ṣí-ip-ḫu, ṣì-pa-ḫi /ṣipḫū̆/, /ṣipaḫī̆/ (Pentiuc 2001, 163–164) | Pentiuc 2001 163–164 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

HALOT 1048 also compares Akk. šapāḫu, šabāḫu.

## Linked from

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

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