Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ḫapar-

This Proto-Semitic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Semitic

Verb

*ḫapar-

1. to cover

Conjugation

Descendants

• East Semitic:
  • Akkadian: 𒀀𒉺𒊒 (apārum, ḫapārum, “to surround, to encircle; to provide a band for a headscarf, to give a loincloth; to cover or guard”)
• West Semitic:
  • Central Semitic:
    • Arabic: خَفَر (ḵafar, “to guard”)
  • Ethiopian Semitic:
    • Ge'ez: ኀፈረ (ḫäfärä, “to protect, to defend”)

Verb

*ḫapar-

1. to be shy, to be ashamed

Conjugation

Descendants

• West Semitic:
  • Central Semitic:
    • Arabic: خَفِرَ (ḵafira, “to be shy”)
  • Northwest Semitic:
    • Aramaic:
      • Classical Syriac: ܚܦܰܪ (ḥəp̄ar, “to be ashamed”)
    • Canaanite:
      • Hebrew: חָפֵר (khafér, ḥāp̄ēr, “to be ashamed”)
  • Ethiopian Semitic:
    • Ge'ez: ኀፈረ (ḫäfärä, “to be shy”)
    • Tigrinya: ኃፈረ (ḫafärä, “to be shy”)