# \*nVšVm-: 'to breathe'

> Proto-Semitic *nVšVm-, 'to breathe': reflexes in 9 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [N](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/n/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*nVšVm- |
| Meaning | 'to breathe' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1068 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | nsm (-i-) 'to blow gently, spread lightly (said of the wind or an aroma)' \[BK 2 1252\] | BK 2 1252 |  |
| Mehri | hǝnsōm, šǝnēsǝm \[JM 300\] | JM 300 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ansōm, šenésem \[JH 97\] | JH 97 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | nšm \[DM 307\] | DM 307 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | enúsum, ǝntsím, s̃énísǝm \[JJ 192\] | JJ 192 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | nāšam (ō) (HALOT 730) | HALOT 730 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | nšm (ʔitpe.) 'to take breath, to rest' \[Ja 941\] | Ja 941 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | nǝšam 'breathed' \[Brock 451\] | Brock 451 |  |
| Aramaic | nš(w)m (HALOT 730) | HALOT 730 |  |

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## Linked from

- [N](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/n/index.md>)

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