# \*nVŝaʕ/ɣ-: 'introduce medicine through the nose' 1, 'sniff, snuffle' 2

> Proto-Semitic *nVŝaʕ/ɣ-, 'introduce medicine through the nose' 1, 'sniff, snuffle' 2: reflexes in 5 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 | \*nVŝaʕ/ɣ- |
| Meaning | 'introduce medicine through the nose' 1, 'sniff, snuffle' 2 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 107 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | nšʕ \[-a-\] 1, nšɣ a 1 |  |  |
| Mehri | še-nśe 2 |  |  |
| Harsusi | še-nśa 2 |  |  |
| Jibbali | niśa 2 |  |  |
| Tigrinya | nsʿ 1 (HSED 1892) | HSED 1892 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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