# \*zpp: 'to spread the wings'

> Proto-Semitic *zpp, 'to spread the wings': reflexes in 2 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 2026-10-28.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*zpp |
| Meaning | 'to spread the wings' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| 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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## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.