# \*nṣr: 'help, aid'

> Proto-Semitic *nṣr, 'help, aid': reflexes in 3 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 | \*nṣr |
| Meaning | 'help, aid' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic nṣr (Al-Jallad 2026, 105); nṣr (N) (Al-Jallad 2026, 106) | Al-Jallad 2026 105; Al-Jallad 2026 106 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | mustanṣir (Lane 2803); naṣara (Biella 312) | Lane 2803; Biella 312 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab nṣr (Biella 312; Sabaweb lemma 4693); hnṣrn, hnṣr-, hṣrn- (SD 100) | Biella 312; Sabaweb lemma 4693; SD 100 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Distinct from 629 \*nVṭ̣ar- 'guard' (Ar. naẓara).

## Linked from

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

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