# \*nḥt: 'to go down'

> Proto-Semitic *nḥt, 'to go down': reflexes in 7 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 | \*nḥt |
| Meaning | 'to go down' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | nḥt (DULAT 620; Tropper 1995b:60 apud SEDonline 1416) | DULAT 620; SEDonline 1416 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | OAram. nḥt (DNWSI 726) | DNWSI 726 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | nḥt (HALOT 1929 apud SEDonline 254) | HALOT 1929; SEDonline 254 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | JPA nḥt (DJPA 346 apud SEDonline 254); JBA nḥt (DJBA 742 apud SEDonline 254) | DJPA 346; SEDonline 254; DJBA 742 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | nḥt (LSyr. 424, SL 909 apud SEDonline 254) | LSyr. 424, SL 909; SEDonline 254 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | Maal. inḥeč (GNDM 63 apud SEDonline 254); Tur. nḥt (Häberl et al. 2020:492 apud SEDonline 254) | GNDM 63; SEDonline 254 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | נחת qal,; nif.; pi.,; hif. (HALOT 692) | HALOT 692 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Central Semitic \*nḥt (SEDonline 1416); Proto-Aramaic \*nḥt (SEDonline 254).

## Linked from

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

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