# \*nu/aʕ(ā)m-: 'ostrich'

> Proto-Semitic *nu/aʕ(ā)m-, 'ostrich': reflexes in 6 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 | \*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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## Linked from

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

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