# \*nbḥ: 'bark (of a dog)'

> Proto-Semitic *nbḥ, 'bark (of a dog)': reflexes in 5 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 | \*nbḥ |
| Meaning | 'bark (of a dog)' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | nabaḥa (HALOT 660) | HALOT 660 |  |
| Hebrew | nbḥ (HALOT 660) | HALOT 660 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | nabāḫu (HALOT 660) | HALOT 660 |  |
| Geez | nabḥa (LGz. 383) | LGz. 383 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | nbaḥ 'bark; metaph. speak roughly' (Payne Smith 326) | Payne Smith 326 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Akk. ḫ against Ar., Heb., Gz. ḥ.

## Linked from

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

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