# \*nɣṣ̂: 'to shake, totter'

> Proto-Semitic *nɣṣ̂, 'to shake, totter': reflexes in 2 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*nɣṣ̂ |
| Meaning | 'to shake, totter' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | nɣṣ (DULAT 617; SEDonline 1414) | DULAT 617; SEDonline 1414 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | nɣḍ (Lane 2818 apud SEDonline 1414) | Lane 2818; SEDonline 1414 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

PCS \*nɣṣ̂ 'to shake' (Renfroe 1992: 62‒64; Kogan 2015: 320 apud SEDonline 1414).

## Linked from

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

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