# \*nṣ̂ḥ: 'water-carrying camel'

> Proto-Semitic *nṣ̂ḥ, 'water-carrying camel': 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 | \*nṣ̂ḥ |
| Meaning | 'water-carrying camel' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | nāḍiḥ; naḍḍāḥ (Lane 2807); naḍīḥ (Biella 313) | Lane 2807; Biella 313 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ʾḍḥm (pl.) (Biella 313) | Biella 313 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Noun of K0231 \*nVṣ̂Vḫ- 'sprinkle'. Lane 2807 glosses Arabic naḍīḥ and naḍaḥ 'a watering-trough', as Safaitic nḍḥ (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 103). Sab mnḍḥ 'irrigation god' (SD 92; Biella 313) is another noun of the root.

## Linked from

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

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