*nVpVḫ-: 'to blow, breath, inflate'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *nVpVḫ- |
| Meaning | 'to blow, breath, inflate' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED, corrected; meaning SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1174 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | nfḫ 'to blow with the mouth, to breathe' [BK 2 1306]. | BK 2 1306 | |
| Mehri | nefḫ [JM 285] | JM 285 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | náfaḥ [LS 270] | LS 270 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | napāḫu OB on [CAD n1 263], [AHw 732] | CAD n1 263; AHw 732 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | nefōḫ [JH 94] | JH 94 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | näfḥa [LH 346] | LH 346 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | NPA, NPH [DM 303]. | DM 303 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | SEL näfa, WOL ZWY näfä [LGur 450] | LGur 450 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | näfaḥa [LHar 117] | LHar 117 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | nafḫa, nafḥa (-a-) [LGz 388] | LGz 388 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | CHA näfa, ENN GYE näfā, EZHA MUH MAS GOG SOD näffa, END näffā [LGur 450] | LGur 450 | |
| Jibbali | nifḫ [JJ 183]. | JJ 183 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | npḥ (HALOT 708) | HALOT 708 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | näffa [K 1079] | K 1079 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | näffaha [LGz 388] | LGz 388 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | nǝpaḥ 'to blow' [Ja 922] | Ja 922 | |
| Syrian Aramaic | nǝpaḥ 'blew, blew into, blew up' [Brock 435] | Brock 435 | |
| Tigrinya | näfḥe 'to blow in order to inflate a skin, to sound the trumpet' [Bass 469] | Bass 469 | |
| Egyptian | nšp (OLA80 §2.16) | OLA80 §2.16 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | NPḤ (Qumran 158 apud CAL) | CAL; Anderson–Moser 2024 root npḫ | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | na-ba-ḫu-um /napāḫum/ (= Sum. KA.DIRI, VE 229); na-ba-ḫu(-um) /n-p-ḫ/; ma-ba-ḫu-um /mappaḫ/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 97) | VE 229; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 97 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | *npḫ in mpḫm (LGz. 388; DULAT 559) | LGz. 388; DULAT 559 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | npḫ: jippiḫ (Gelb AS 21, 27); n-p-ḫ: i-bi-ḫu, ib-bi-iḫ-li-di-ni (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 97) | Gelb AS 21 27; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 97 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026