# \*naḫ-: 'respiratory mucosa; phlegm'

> Proto-Semitic *naḫ-, 'respiratory mucosa; phlegm': 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 | \*naḫ- |
| Meaning | 'respiratory mucosa; phlegm' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2623 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | nuḫmat- 'that which is expelled through the mouth or nose, such as phlegm, mucus, etc.', nuḫāmat- do. \[BK 2 1223\]. | BK 2 1223 |  |
| Akkadian | naḫnaḫatu NA \[AHw 715\], \[CAD n1 140\] | AHw 715; CAD n1 140 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | nḫɔḫ \[JJ 199\] | JJ 199 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | naḥnaḥtā 'tonsils' \[Brock 423\] | Brock 423 |  |
| Geez | naḫāʔ, naʔaḫ \[LGz. 396\] | LGz. 396 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | (tə)nāḥnəḥa (LGz. 396) | LGz. 396 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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