# \*nhḳ: 'to bray (of donkey)'

> Proto-Semitic *nhḳ, 'to bray (of donkey)': reflexes in 16 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 | \*nhḳ |
| Meaning | 'to bray (of donkey)' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2283 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | nhḳ (i,a) \[BK 2 1357\] | BK 2 1357 |  |
| Mehri | nǝhēḳ (ō) \[JM 290\] | JM 290 |  |
| Akkadian | nâḳu (nuāḳu) MB on, \[CAD N/1 341\]. | CAD N/1 341 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | nehāḳ (ō) \[JH 95\] | JH 95 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | nihiḳa \[DM 297\] | DM 297 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | nhḳt \[Aist 203\] | Aist 203 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | SEL WOL noḳe, WOL noʔe \[LGur 458\] | LGur 458 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | nǝhḳa \[LGz 394\] | LGz 394 |  |
| Gurage | CHA näḳʷä, EZ̆A MUH MSQ näḳḳʷä, GYE nōḳä, GOG SOD noḳḳä, GOG noʔä, ENN END nōʔä \[LGur 458\] | LGur 458 |  |
| Jibbali | nɛhɛ́ḳ (ú) \[JJ 185\] | JJ 185 |  |
| Hebrew | nhḳ (a) (HALOT 676) | HALOT 676 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | nhḳ (pa.) \[Ja 882\], \[DJPA 343a apud CAL\]. | Ja 882; DJPA 343a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | naḥaqa (HALOT 676) | HALOT 676 |  |
| Soqotri | naḥqoq (LGz. 394) | LGz. 394 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | NHQ (CAL s.v. nhq) | CAL s.v. nhq; Anderson–Moser 2024 root nhq | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | nhaq 'groan, roar' (Payne Smith 329) | Payne Smith 329 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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