# \*nḫl: 'to sieve'

> Proto-Semitic *nḫl, 'to sieve': reflexes in 5 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*nḫl |
| Meaning | 'to sieve' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | naḫālu A (CAD N/1 125; Kogan 2011, 242); naḫlu (CAD N/1 140); niḫlu A (CAD N/2 219) | CAD N/1 125; Kogan 2011 242; CAD N/1 140; CAD N/2 219 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | nḥal (Payne Smith 335; Kogan 2011, 242) | Payne Smith 335; Kogan 2011 242 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | naḫala, intaḫala (Lane 3029; Kogan 2011, 242) | Lane 3029; Kogan 2011 242 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | nḫl (Kogan 2011, 242) | Kogan 2011 242 |  |
| Jibbali | nḫl (Kogan 2011, 242) | Kogan 2011 242 |  |

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## Notes

PS \*nḫl 'to sieve' (Kogan 2011, 242). Not K0234 \*nVḥVl- 'inherit' or 3184 \*naḫl- 'wadi'. Not 3702 \*šḫl 'to strain, filter', another root with the same sense.

## Linked from

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

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