*nVsaʕ-: 'tear out' 1, 'set out, travel' 2

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*nVsaʕ-
Meaning'tear out' 1, 'set out, travel' 2
Basisreconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected
SEDSEDonline semet 1029

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabicnsʕ [-a-]
Ugariticnsʕ
Hebrewnsʕ
Aramaicnsʕ
Phoeniciannsʿ (T 215)T 215gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic nsʿ 2 (Al-Jallad 2026, 104)Al-Jallad 2026 104gloss withheld
Eblaiticn-S-ʿ 1, 2: D nu-na-zi /nunaSSiʿ/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 100); naSaʿt 1: KUR.KUR₆.NA.RÚ = na-ša-du (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 100); nuSaʿt 1: SIKI nu-za-a-tum (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 100); maSSaʿ 2: maš-za-im (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 100)Sanmartín GlOS 2, 100gloss withheld

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Notes

Al-Jallad (2026, 104) compares Arabic nasaʿa fī l-ʾarḍ 'to go through the country', Aramaic nsʿ 'to travel, to move' and Hebrew nsʿ 'to pull out tent pegs > to break camp > to move off'.

Updated 3 November 2026

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