# \*npṭ: 'to blow the nose'

> Proto-Semitic *npṭ, 'to blow the nose': reflexes in 12 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 | \*npṭ |
| Meaning | 'to blow the nose' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2285 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | nfṭ (i) 'to sneeze and expel something from the nose' \[BK 2 1313\] | BK 2 1313 |  |
| Mehri | nǝfūṭ \[JM 285\] | JM 285 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | néfoṭ \[LS 270\]. | LS 270 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | entefōṭ \[JH 94\] | JH 94 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | näffäṭä \[LH 348\] | LH 348 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | nafaṭa \[LGz 390\] | LGz 390 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | MUH (tä)naffäṭä, GOG täneffäṭä, SOD täniffäṭä, EZ̆A täraffäṭä \[LGur 452\] | LGur 452 |  |
| Jibbali | ʔenféṭ \[JJ 183\] | JJ 183 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | tänaffäṭä \[K 1087\] | K 1087 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | näffäṭä 'to clean one's nose, to wipe one's nose' \[Bass 472\] | Bass 472 |  |
| Argobba | nəfṭ (SED I 309) | SED I 309 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | ənfīṭ \[LHar 28\] | LHar 28 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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