*nVgVh-: 'to shine, be bright'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *nVgVh- |
| Meaning | 'to shine, be bright' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1840 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ngh | ||
| Ugaritic | ngh | gloss withheld | |
| Hebrew | nōgah (HALOT 667); nᵉgōhōt (HALOT 667) | HALOT 667 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | ngh (CAL s.v. ngh) | CAL s.v. ngh | |
| Amorite | ngh: nagihum, nagiha, nighatum, jangih (Gelb AS 21, 27) | Gelb AS 21 27 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | nagha (Kogan 2011, 196) | Kogan 2011 196 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ənghɔ́t (Kogan 2011, 196) | Kogan 2011 196 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | nigóhoh (Kogan 2011, 196) | Kogan 2011 196 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ngah (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 41); Aphel ʔagah (Payne Smith 3) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 41; Payne Smith 3 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | nga, nihga (LGz. 391) | LGz. 391 | |
| Tigre | nägha (LGz. 391) | LGz. 391 | |
| Tigrinya | näghe (LGz. 391) | LGz. 391 | |
| Amharic | nägga, nägä (LGz. 391) | LGz. 391 | |
| Gurage | nägga, nägä (LGz. 391) | LGz. 391 | |
| Argobba | nägga, näg (LGz. 391) | LGz. 391 | |
| Gafat | näg (LGz. 391) | LGz. 391 | |
| Eblaitic | /n-g-h/: names en-ga-um, en-ga-am, en-ga-li-im; cf. a-ga-iš, a-ga-li-im; /nagah/: name na-ga-um (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 81); /n-g-h/: names en-ga-u₉/U₄, en-ga-da-ba-an, en-ga-mu-ud/du, en-ga-sum (Krebernik 1988, 48–49) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 81; Krebernik 1988, 48–49 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | *nəgah (HALOT 667) | HALOT 667 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026