Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/ṣ*ṣpṣp: 'to twitter, chirp' Root FieldValueReconstruction*ṣpṣpMeaning'to twitter, chirp'Basisproject Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteHebrewצפף pilp. מְצַפְצֵף (HALOT 1050)HALOT 1050gloss withheldJudaic Aramaicצפצף (HALOT 1050)HALOT 1050gloss withheldArabicṣafṣafa (HALOT 1050)HALOT 1050gloss withheldGeezfaṣaya; fāṣaya; faṣawa (LGz. 169)LGz. 169gloss withheldTigrefäṣa (LGz. 169)LGz. 169gloss withheldTigrinyafäṣäyä; fiṣṣ ʔabälä (LGz. 169)LGz. 169Amharic(a)fʷač̣č̣ä; (an)fʷač̣č̣ä (LGz. 169)LGz. 169Argobba(a)foč̣č̣a (LGz. 169)LGz. 169Harari(a)feč̣a; fič̣ āša (LGz. 169)LGz. 169 A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed. Notes HALOT 1050 takes all the forms for onomatopoeic (Montgomery).Updated 4 November 2026Linked from 1 pageṣ