# \*nwḥ: 'to fight'

> Proto-Semitic *nwḥ, 'to fight': 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 | \*nwḥ |
| Meaning | 'to fight' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1486 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | əntáwḥ (ML 306 apud SEDonline 1486) | ML 306; SEDonline 1486 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | əntɔ̄ḥ (JL 198 apud SEDonline 1486) | JL 198; SEDonline 1486 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | (3 du. masc.) entóuḥoʰ (CSOL I 630; CSOL II 557; Bulakh 2024:204 apud SEDonline 1486) | SEDonline 1486 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Proto-MSA \*nwḥ 'to fight' (SEDonline 1486), in the reflexive stem; cf. Arb. nwḥ III, VI 'to face each other' (Kogan 2015:566 apud SEDonline 1486).

## Linked from

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

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