# \*nḥg: 'to play, to dance'

> Proto-Semitic *nḥg, 'to play, to dance': reflexes in 3 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 | \*nḥg |
| Meaning | 'to play, to dance' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1473 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | nəḥāg (ML 291 apud SEDonline 1473) | ML 291; SEDonline 1473 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | naḥág (JL 186 apud SEDonline 1473) | JL 186; SEDonline 1473 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | náḥag (Kogan 2015, ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 75) | Kogan 2015 ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 75 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Proto-MSA \*nḥg 'to play, to dance' (SEDonline 1473). Cf. perhaps Akk. nagû 'to sing joyously' (Kogan 2015:564 apud SEDonline 1473).

## Linked from

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

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