Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ḫapar-

This Proto-Semitic entry contains reconstructed words 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-

to cover

Descendants

East Semitic:
- Akkadian: 𒀀𒉺𒊒 (apāru, ḫapāru, “to surround, to encircle; to provide a band for a headscarf, to give a loincloth; to cover or guard”)
Central Semitic:
- Arabic: خَفَر‎ (ḵafar, “to guard”)
South Semitic
- Ge'ez: ኀፈረ (ḫäfärä, “to protect, to defend”)

Verb

*ḫapar-

to be shy, to be ashamed

Descendants

Central Semitic:
- Arabic: خَفِرَ‎ (ḵafira, “to be shy”)
- Classical Syriac: ܚܦܰܪ‎ (ḵp̱ar, “to be ashamed”)
- Hebrew: חָפַר‎ (ḵap̱ár, “to be ashamed”)
South Semitic:
- Ge'ez: ኀፈረ (ḫäfärä, “to be shy”)
- Tigrinya: ኃፈረ (ḫafärä, “to be shy”)

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