# \*na/iṣ(ṣ)- {} \*na/ic̣(c̣)-: 'kind of bird'

> Proto-Semitic *na/iṣ(ṣ)- {} *na/ic̣(c̣)-, 'kind of bird': reflexes in 8 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 | \*na/iṣ(ṣ)- {} \*na/ic̣(c̣)- |
| Meaning | 'kind of bird' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED, corrected; meaning SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2489 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | naṣṣat- \[BK 2 1267\], \[TA XVIII 181\]. | BK 2 1267; TA XVIII 181 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | naṣnaṣu SB \[CAD n2 49\], naṣnāṣu/û \[AHw. 757\] | CAD n2 49; AHw. 757 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | nṣ \[DULAT 637\] | DULAT 637 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | nṣ \[T 219\] | T 219 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | nēṣ (HALOT 714), nōṣā (HALOT 715), pB. \[Ja. 927\] | HALOT 714; HALOT 715; Ja. 927 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | naṣṣā, nāṣā \[Ja. 927\], nǝṣāṣā, niṣǝṣā \[Ja. 929\], br nṣṣh \[DJPA 100 apud CAL\]; nṣʔ (Sok. B 771 apud SED II 223). Cf. also nōṣīṣǝyētā \[Ja. 889\]. | Ja. 927; Ja. 929; DJPA 100; CAL; Sok. B 771; SED II 223; Ja. 889 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | neṣṣā 'hawk' \[Brock. 442\], \[PS 2434\]. | Brock. 442; PS 2434 |  |
| Aramaic | Sam. nṣ, nṣṣ \[Tal 545\]. | Tal 545 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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