# \*nVɣVr-: 'kind of bird'

> Proto-Semitic *nVɣVr-, 'kind of bird': reflexes in 3 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 | \*nVɣVr- |
| Meaning | 'kind of bird' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2485 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | nuɣar- 'nightingale; young of a sparrow/passerine' \[BK 2 1301\], nuɣarat- 'a kind of passerine with a red beak' \[ibid.\], \[LA V 223\]. | BK 2 1301; LA V 223 |  |
| Mehri | nǝɣɣōr \[JM 289\], naɣôr \[Jahn 216\]. | JM 289; Jahn 216 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | nēru MB \[CAD n2 178\] | CAD n2 178 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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