# \*ṣnp: 'border, edge, hem'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣnp, 'border, edge, hem': reflexes in 5 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 | \*ṣnp |
| Meaning | 'border, edge, hem' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | ṣanfa; ṣənf (LGz. 559–560) | LGz. 559–560 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ṣinfa (LGz. 560) | LGz. 560 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | ṣənāpā (LGz. 560) | LGz. 560 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ṣənfi (LGz. 560) | LGz. 560 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ṣənfo (LGz. 560) | LGz. 560 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Homonym of K0806 \*ṣanap- 'wrap'.

## Linked from

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

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