# \*nabal-: 'flame'

> Proto-Semitic *nabal-, 'flame': reflexes in 4 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 2026-10-24.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*nabal- |
| Meaning | 'flame' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | nablu (Kogan 2011, 195) | Kogan 2011 195 |  |
| Ugaritic | nblʾat (Kogan 2011, 195) | Kogan 2011 195 |  |
| Geez | nabal (Kogan 2011, 195) | Kogan 2011 195 |  |
| Amorite | nabl: cf. na-ab-la-núm/nu-um (Ur III) (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 74) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 74 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PS \*nabal- 'flame', more marginally attested than \*lahb- (Kogan 2011, 195); Ug. nblʾat with unclear ʾ. Not S27 \*nabl- 'jar, wineskin; lyre'.

## Linked from

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

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