# \*nVḳVr-: 'kind of bird'

> Proto-Semitic *nVḳVr-, 'kind of bird': reflexes in 4 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 | \*nVḳVr- |
| Meaning | 'kind of bird' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2488 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | naḳḳār- 'a kind of bird of the passerine genus' \[BK 2 1323\], \[Fr. IV 322\]. | BK 2 1323; Fr. IV 322 |  |
| Mehri | noḳḳôr \[Jahn 217\] | Jahn 217 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | nǝḳīrā 'name of small birds (pickers)' \[Ja. 933\]. | Ja. 933 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | nāḳar ʔīlānē 'hoopoe (or rather magpie)' \[Brock. 448\], \[PS 2462\] (literally, 'picking-the-trees', an active participle from nǝḳar 'he/she dug, dug through' \[Brock. 447\]). | Brock. 448; PS 2462; Brock. 447 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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