# \*nīb- 'fruit' 1, 'to sprout, prosper' 2

A Proto-Semitic root the Linear A Lexicon's readings rest on.

- Author's gloss: fruit; to prosper
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/n/3868_fruit_1_to_sprout_prosper_2.md

## In Linear A

- [NI-PI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/NI-PI/index.md>) (nīb): fruit (commodity)

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Hebrew: nîḇ, ketiv nôḇ 1; nîḇ śᵉpātayim 1, Is 57:19 (HALOT 696); נוב qal 2; pol. 2 (HALOT 677) (gloss withheld)
- Judaic Aramaic: nôḇāʾ 1 (HALOT 696) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Arabic

- Arabic: nyb II 2 (HALOT 677) (gloss withheld)

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit 50525edd.