# \*našy-: '(sciatic) tendon'

> Proto-Semitic *našy-, '(sciatic) tendon': 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 | \*našy- |
| Meaning | '(sciatic) tendon' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2168 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | nasan (nsy) 'the main tendon that descends from the thigh and runs down the leg to the heel' \[BK 2 1254\]. | BK 2 1254 |  |
| Ugaritic | ʔanš \[Del Olmo 515\], ʔanš \[Aist 28\]. | Aist 28 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | nāšǟ (in: gīd hannāšǟ) (hapax in \[Gen 32:33\]) (HALOT 729) | HALOT 729 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | anisa \[K 1213\], anesa \[ibid.\]. | K 1213 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | našyā (in: gīdā dǝ-našyā) \[Ja 939\]; gydh dnšyyh \[Sok 361\] | Ja 939; Sok 361 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | gennešyā 'sciatic nerve' \[Brock 126\] | Brock 126 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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