# \*nVpuŝ-: 'separate wool with fingers, card'

> Proto-Semitic *nVpuŝ-, 'separate wool with fingers, card': 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 | \*nVpuŝ- |
| Meaning | 'separate wool with fingers, card' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1849 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | nfš \[-u-\] (Lane 2829) | Lane 2829 |  |
| Akkadian | napāšu B (CAD N/1 291) | CAD N/1 291 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | npas 'hackle, card wool' (Payne Smith 345) | Payne Smith 345 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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