# \*ṯ̣ip(V)r- {} \*č̣ip(V)r-: 'nail'

> Proto-Semitic *ṯ̣ip(V)r- {} *č̣ip(V)r-, 'nail': reflexes in 22 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>) › [ẓ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/za/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṯ̣ip(V)r- {} \*č̣ip(V)r- |
| Meaning | 'nail' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2233 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḏ̣ifr-, ḏ̣ufr-, ḏ̣ufur- \[BK 2 135\] | BK 2 135 |  |
| Mehri | ḏ̣fēr \[JM 83\] | JM 83 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ṭífer (ṭífher) \[LS 207\] (see also \[SSL LS 1477; SSL 4 98\]) | LS 207; SSL LS 1477; SSL 4 98 |  |
| Akkadian | ṣupru OB on \[CAD ṣ 250\], \[AHw 1113\] | CAD ṣ 250; AHw 1113 |  |
| Harsusi | ḏ̣efīr \[JH 29\] | JH 29 |  |
| Tigre | ṣǝfǝr \[LH 650\] | LH 650 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ṭupra \[DM 178\] | DM 178 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | SEL tifǝr, WOL ZWY ṭǝfǝr \[LGur 514\] | LGur 514 |  |
| Geez | ṣǝfr \[LGz 549\] | LGz 549 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | CHA EŽA GYE MUH MSQ GOG SOD ṭǝfǝr (GOG also ṭäfǝr with -a-), ENN END ʔǝ̃fǝr \[LGur 614\] | LGur 614 |  |
| Biblical Aramaic | ṭipr-ṓhī (pl. suff.) (BDB 1094) | BDB 1094 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | MAL ṭefra \[Berg 98\] HRT ṭepra \[J Hert 201\] NASS ṭɔrpɔ \[Tser 094\], ṭuṗurta \[ibid.\] ZKH ṭupra \[R Zakho 110\] MMND ṭofra \[M MND 497, 514\] cf. URM ṭipr- | Berg 98; J Hert 201; Tser 094; M MND 497, 514 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ḏ̣ífɛ́r \[JJ 48\] | JJ 48 |  |
| Hebrew | ṣippōrän (HALOT 1051). | HALOT 1051 |  |
| Amharic | ṭǝfǝr \[K 2195\] | K 2195 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ṭuprā, ṭǝpar \[Ja 525\]; ṭpr, pl. ṭwpryn \[DJPA 230a apud CAL\] | Ja 525; DJPA 230a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ṣupru \[CAAA 34\]; ṯ̣upr: cf. zu-up-rum, zu-up-ra-an, zu-up-ri-e-ra-aḫ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 334) | CAAA 34; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 334 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | ṭifir \[LHar 152\] | LHar 152 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ṭeprā \[Brock 286\] | Brock 286 |  |
| Gafat | ṣǝfrä \[LGaf 234\] | LGaf 234 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ṣǝfri 'nail, claw' \[Bass 975\] | Bass 975 |  |
| Argobba | č̣əfər, S. ARG ṭəfər (SED I 256) | SED I 256 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

- [ẓ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/za/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.