# \*ṣpn: 'throw down'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣpn, 'throw down': 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 2026-11-05.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣpn |
| Meaning | 'throw down' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | ʔaṣfana (LGz. 549) | LGz. 549 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ṣafana (LGz. 549) | LGz. 549 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Homonym of 2743 \*ṣVpVn- 'north', 4644 \*ṣVpn- 'pitcher, vessel for drawing water' and K0872 \*ẓVpVn- 'hide'.

## Linked from

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

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