*nu/aʕ(ā)m-: 'ostrich'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*nu/aʕ(ā)m-
Meaning	'ostrich'
Basis	reconstruction SED, corrected; meaning SED
SED	SEDonline semet 2484

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	naʕām- 'ostrich' [BK 2 1298], [LA XII 582].	BK 2 1298; LA XII 582
Hebrew	pB. noʕŏmīt 'ostrich' [Ja. 920].	Ja. 920
Judaic Aramaic	naʕămītā (nāʕāmītā, nǝʕāmā) [Ja. 920], [Levy WTM III 413], nʕmy (det. nʕmyth) [DJPA 354b apud CAL].	Ja. 920; Levy WTM III 413; DJPA 354b; CAL	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	naʕāmā 'ostrich' [Brock. 435] (also bǝnāt naʕāmē = Hbr. bǝnōt yaʕănā), [PS 2405].	Brock. 435; PS 2405
Aramaic	Sam. nʕmy [Tal 536].	Tal 536	gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic nʿm (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 102); nʿmh; nʿmtn (Al-Jallad 2026, 98)	Al-Jallad–Jaworska 102; Al-Jallad 2026 98	gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026

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