# \*ṣpr: 'to whistle, chirp'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣpr, 'to whistle, chirp': reflexes in 2 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣpr |
| Meaning | 'to whistle, chirp' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judaic Aramaic | ṣǝpar (Jastrow 1298; HALOT 1050) | Jastrow 1298; HALOT 1050 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ṣafara (Lane 1697); ṣaffārat (Lane 1699); ṣafara (HALOT 1050) | Lane 1697; Lane 1699; HALOT 1050 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 1050 derives Hebrew ṣippôr 'bird' (2281) from this root and compares Akkadian ṣabāru A 'to be voluble; to squint' (CAD Ṣ 2) and Syriac ṣbar 'to gossip'.

## Linked from

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

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