# \*našam-at-: 'spirit, soul'

> Proto-Semitic *našam-at-, 'spirit, soul': 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*našam-at- |
| Meaning | 'spirit, soul' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | nəšāmā (HALOT 730 apud SEDonline 1417) | HALOT 730; SEDonline 1417 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | nšamtā (LSyr. 451, SL 954 apud SEDonline 1417) | LSyr. 451, SL 954; SEDonline 1417 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | nasamat- (Lane 3032 apud SEDonline 1417) | Lane 3032; SEDonline 1417 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | nišmā (HALOT 730) | HALOT 730 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PCS \*našam-at- 'spirit, soul' (Kogan 2015: 217 apud SEDonline 1417). Cf. 1038 \*nVšVm- 'to breathe'.

## Linked from

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

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