# \*nVpVḫ-: 'to blow, breath, inflate'

> Proto-Semitic *nVpVḫ-, 'to blow, breath, inflate': reflexes in 23 language(s).

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## 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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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.