# \*wVpVy-: 'visible', 'fine'

> Proto-Semitic *wVpVy-, 'visible', 'fine': reflexes in 7 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>) › [W](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/w/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*wVpVy- |
| Meaning | 'visible', 'fine' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | wapû 'be(come) visible' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root wpy |  |
| Hebrew | yapah (HALOT 423) | HALOT 423; Anderson–Moser 2024 root wpy | gloss withheld |
| Punic | yp 'proper' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root wpy |  |
| Ugaritic | wpy (Tropper UG §74.36) | Tropper UG §74.36 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | pʔy (Payne Smith 432); pʾy (HALOT 423) | Payne Smith 432; HALOT 423 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | wa-bí-um (A, B), wa-bù-um (C), a-bu₁₆-um (D) /wapiyum/, /wappuyum/ (= Sum. an-edin) (VE 807); a-ba-i /wapāyim/, in u₄ a-ba-i (ARET I, III, IV) (Fronzaroli 1995, 59, 64) | VE 807; ARET I, III, IV; Fronzaroli 1995, 59, 64 | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | ia-pu /yapiy/ (EA 138:126) (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 352) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 352 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

HALOT 424 sets Akk. (w)apû 'to be visible' with Heb. ypʿ 'to shine forth' (782).

## Linked from

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

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