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šabāt- - the point of the extremity of anything; the portion with which one cuts (in a sword); the two sides of the tapering head of a sandal
(BK 1 1188, Lane 1501)
May be related.
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PS
*ŝayp
- foot, sole of foot
(SED I No. 269)