*zpp: 'to spread the wings'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Geez	ʾanzafzafa (LGz. 632)	LGz. 632	gloss withheld
Arabic	zaffa, said of a bird, '… he spread his wings', and so zafzafa; zafzafa 'he moved [or flapped] his wings in running' (Lane 1235)	Lane 1235

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LGz. 632 compares Arabic zaffa, zafzafa 'spread (wings)'. Not 3705 *rpp 'to flutter, flap the wings'.

Updated 28 October 2026