# \*zyf: 'to be proud, conceited; to boast'

> Proto-Semitic *zyf, 'to be proud, conceited; to boast': reflexes in 3 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*zyf |
| Meaning | 'to be proud, conceited; to boast' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | zāfa 'he walked with an elegant and a proud and self-conceited gait'; zāʾif 'one who walks in that manner; proud and self-conceited (in gait)' (Lane 1277) | Lane 1277 |  |
| Geez | tazawwafa, tazāwafa; təzwəft (LGz. 645) | LGz. 645 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | zäf wäda (LGz. 645) | LGz. 645 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Lane files the Arabic under zyf (aor. yazīfu), Leslau the Geez under zwf (LGz. 645). Not 484 \*ṯVnVy- 'march proudly'.

## Linked from

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

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