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PWS
*ṣ̂pr - to plait
(Kogan 2015: 98)
Words
Akkadian
ṣipirtu
- a sash woven in a special technique
(AHw. 1103, CAD Ṣ 201)
NA, a WS loanword
Hebrew
ṣəpīrā
- thread, wreath
(HALOT 1048)
Arabic
ḍfr
- to plait, to braid
(Lane 1795)
Geez
ṣ̂afara
- to braid, to plait
(CDG 148)
Mehri
ẑəfūr
- to plait the hair
(ML 473)
Jibbali
ẓ̂ɔ́fɔ́r
- to plait the hair
(JL 324)
Soqotri
maẓ̂féroʰ
- a row of stones in a wall
(
LS
364;
CSOL II
533)
Soqotri
ẓ̂afóri
- a wall built of two rows of stones
(
LS
356;
CSOL II
633)