# \*nakap-at-: 'temple, cheek-bone'

> Proto-Semitic *nakap-at-, 'temple, cheek-bone': reflexes in 2 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 | \*nakap-at- |
| Meaning | 'temple, cheek-bone' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2165 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | nakfat- 'protruding bone of a camel's jaw', nakafat- 'gland between the ear and the protruding bone of a camel's jaw' \[BK 2 1344\] | BK 2 1344 |  |
| Akkadian | nakkaptu OB, SB \[CAD n1 184\], \[AHw 722\]. | CAD n1 184; AHw 722 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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