Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ḥapar-

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

*ḥapar-

  1. to dig

Conjugation

Conjugation of *ḥapar- (paʕala)
verbal noun *ḥapr-
active participle *ḥāpir-
passive participle *ḥapīr-, *ḥapūr-
singular dual plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m *ḥaparku *ḥaparka *ḥapara *ḥaparkayā *ḥaparkā *ḥaparā *ḥaparna *ḥaparkanu *ḥaparū
f *ḥaparki *ḥaparat *ḥaparatā *ḥaparkina *ḥaparā
imperfect m *ʔaḥpir *taḥpir *yiḥpir *taḥpirā *yaḥpirā *niḥpir *taḥpirū *yiḥpirū
f *taḥpirī *taḥpir *taḥpirā *taḥpirā *yiḥpirā
imperative m *ḥapir *ḥapirā *ḥapirū
f *ḥapirī *ḥapirā

Descendants

  • East Semitic:
    • Akkadian: 𒄭𒉿𒊒𒌝 (ḫepērum)
  • West Semitic:
    • Central Semitic:
    • Northwest Semitic:
      • Classical Syriac: ܚܦܰܪ (ḥəp̄ar)
      • Canaanite:
    • Ethiopian Semitic:
      • Amharic: ቈፈረ (ḳʷäffärä)
      • Ge'ez: ቀፈረ (ḳäfärä)
      • Old South Arabian: 𐩢𐩰𐩧 (ḥfr)
      • Sebat Bet Gurage: ቆፈረ (ḳoffärä)
      • Tigrinya: ቈፈረ (ḳʷäfärä)
    • Modern South Arabian:
      • Mehri: ʿāfōr
      • Shehri: ʿɔ́fɔ́r