# \*yapan-: 'young bull'

> Proto-Semitic *yapan-, 'young bull': reflexes in 7 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*yapan- |
| Meaning | 'young bull' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2552 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | yafan- 'young bull four years old', yafanat- 'cow, pregnant cow' \[BK 2 1631\], \[Fr. IV 521\], \[LA XIII 457\] (only yafan-). Cf. also fanāt- 'cow' \[BK 2 640\], \[Fr. III 376\], \[Lane 2451\], \[LA XVI 166\]. | BK 2 1631; Fr. IV 521; LA XIII 457; BK 2 640; Fr. III 376; Lane 2451; LA XVI 166 |  |
| Ugaritic | ypt \[DULAT 960\] | DULAT 960 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | tayfan (täfen, təfan) \[LGz. 582\]. | LGz. 582 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Muh. Msq. Gog. wäfen, Cha. Eža wäfer, Gyt. wä̃fēr, Enm. End. wä̃fīr, Enm. wämfīr, Sod. Wol. mofän, Sel. mȯfän, Sod. mofen \[LGur. 645\]. | LGur. 645 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | wäyfän \[K 1561\]. | K 1561 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | täfin (täfänti) 'young bullock, ox not yet tamed' \[Bass. 423\]. | Bass. 423 |  |
| Argobba | wäyfän, wefän (LGz. 582) | LGz. 582 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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