# \*zpn: 'to dance'

> Proto-Semitic *zpn, 'to dance': reflexes in 10 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>) › [Z](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/z/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*zpn |
| Meaning | 'to dance' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | zfn (Lane 1237 apud SEDonline 1374) | Lane 1237; SEDonline 1374 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | zafana (CDG 632, LLA 1069 apud SEDonline 1374) | CDG 632, LLA 1069; SEDonline 1374 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | zafna (WTS 506 apud SEDonline 1374) | WTS 506; SEDonline 1374 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | zäfänä (TED 2027 apud SEDonline 1374) | TED 2027; SEDonline 1374 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | zäffänä (AED 1684, Ludolf 79 apud SEDonline 1374) | AED 1684, Ludolf 79; SEDonline 1374 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | zäffäna (Leslau 1997:227 apud SEDonline 1374) | Leslau 1997:227; SEDonline 1374 | gloss withheld |
| Gafat | zäfänä (Leslau 1945:180 apud SEDonline 1374) | Leslau 1945:180; SEDonline 1374 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | zəfūn (ML 464 apud SEDonline 1374) | ML 464; SEDonline 1374 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | zúfún (JL 315 apud SEDonline 1374) | JL 315; SEDonline 1374 | gloss withheld |
| Modern South Arabian | Bathari zəfōn (Gasparini - Morris 2025 429 apud SEDonline 1374) | SEDonline 1374 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

PWS \*zpn 'to dance' (Kogan 2015: 221 apud SEDonline 1374).

## Linked from

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

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