# \*ṣpṣp: 'to twitter, chirp'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣpṣp, 'to twitter, chirp': reflexes in 9 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣpṣp |
| Meaning | 'to twitter, chirp' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | צפף pilp. מְצַפְצֵף (HALOT 1050) | HALOT 1050 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | צפצף (HALOT 1050) | HALOT 1050 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ṣafṣafa (HALOT 1050) | HALOT 1050 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | faṣaya; fāṣaya; faṣawa (LGz. 169) | LGz. 169 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | fäṣa (LGz. 169) | LGz. 169 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | fäṣäyä; fiṣṣ ʔabälä (LGz. 169) | LGz. 169 |  |
| Amharic | (a)fʷač̣č̣ä; (an)fʷač̣č̣ä (LGz. 169) | LGz. 169 |  |
| Argobba | (a)foč̣č̣a (LGz. 169) | LGz. 169 |  |
| Harari | (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).

## Linked from

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

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