# \*npš {} \*nps (2): 'to deliver, give birth to a child (of woman)'

> Proto-Semitic *npš {} *nps (2), 'to deliver, give birth to a child (of woman)': reflexes in 5 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 | \*npš {} \*nps (2) |
| Meaning | 'to deliver, give birth to a child (of woman)' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2284 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | nfs (pass.) 'to be born (said of a child whose mother has just given birth); to recover from childbirth (said of a woman)' \[BK 2 1310\] | BK 2 1310 |  |
| Mehri | ǝntǝfūs \[JM 285\] (-t- stem) | JM 285 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | nífes \[LS 271\] | LS 271 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ǝnfés \[JJ 182\] | JJ 182 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | SAB nfs1 \[SD 93\] (Sabaweb lemma 4622) | SD 93; Sabaweb lemma 4622 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.