v. (II)

a. wa-kaḷ ˁefénoʰ témreʰ be-ŝέte teṣáfaḳ médeʰ mes bέˀi wa-yenέkod wa-yéẓ̂ẓ̂oḷ ‘And if a palm tree on the northern coast is not protected, the wind will tear the dates off of it, they will fall and be lost’ (CSOL II 11:6)

b. ˀaḷ-yeˁefénen tóˀo di-men-ŝέte ‘They are not protected with sacks as the di-men-ŝέte trees are’ (CSOL II 11:18)

pass. ˁéfɛn (yeˁefénen/ľiˁéfon)

• meˁéfen protective bag for date clusters
• ˁótfen or ˁátfɛn to wrap a shawl around one’s head; to suffocate (intrans.)
• ˁéfon to tie up