# \*nVšVɣ-: 'pull, pull out hair'

> Proto-Semitic *nVšVɣ-, 'pull, pull out hair': reflexes in 3 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 | \*nVšVɣ- |
| Meaning | 'pull, pull out hair' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1845 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jibbali | nisǝg |  |  |
| Mehri | nūsəɣ (ML 299 apud SEDonline 1477) | ML 299; SEDonline 1477 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | násaˁ (Naumkin et al. 2013a:78 apud SEDonline 1477) | SEDonline 1477 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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