# \*nVṭVʕ-: 'plant (v.)'

> Proto-Semitic *nVṭVʕ-, 'plant (v.)': reflexes in 6 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 | \*nVṭVʕ- |
| Meaning | 'plant (v.)' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1213 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenician | nṭʿ (Krahmalkov 328); mṭʿm (Krahmalkov 279) | Krahmalkov 328; Krahmalkov 279 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | nṭʕ |  |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab nṭʿ (Biella 302) (Sabaweb lemma 2996) | Biella 302; Sabaweb lemma 2996 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | nṭʿ 'plant' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root nṭʿ |  |
| Amorite | nṭʿ: jānṭiʿ (Gelb AS 21, 27); n-ṭ-ʿ: cf. place name ia-an-di-ḫa-KI (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 108) | Gelb AS 21 27; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 108 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | mṭʕt (DULAT 594) | DULAT 594 | 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.