# \*nVṣVr-: 'cricket'

> Proto-Semitic *nVṣVr-, 'cricket': 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 | \*nVṣVr- |
| Meaning | 'cricket' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2407 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tigre | ʔǝnṣǝrar \[LH 375\]. | LH 375 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | pB. nēṣär 'cricket' \[Ja. 930\], \[Levy WTM III 431\]. | Ja. 930; Levy WTM III 431 |  |
| Amharic | ǝnč̣ǝrar \[K 1252\], ǝnč̣ǝrarit \[ibid.\]. | K 1252 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | nāṣorā 'chirper, cricket' \[Brock. 444\]. | Brock. 444 |  |
| Tigrinya | ʕǝnč̣ǝrar \[Bass. 697\]; ʕǝnṣǝrar (K Tna. 1897 apud SED II 222) | Bass. 697; K Tna. 1897; SED II 222 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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