# \*nšl: 'offspring (of animals)'

> Proto-Semitic *nšl, 'offspring (of animals)': 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*nšl |
| Meaning | 'offspring (of animals)' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | nasl (Lane 3032); nasl (Biella 307) | Lane 3032; Biella 307 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ns1l (SD 98) (Biella 307) | SD 98; Biella 307 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | niššulu, nimšulu (pl. niššulātu) (CAD N/2 235, AHw. 790, 796); OB ni-iš-šu-ul-la-tum (OBTSC 4, 110 obv. 19–20), earliest shape niššullu (Kogan 2025, 5) | CAD N/2 235, AHw. 790, 796; Kogan 2025, 5 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Arabic s and Sabaic s1 point to \*š. Kogan 2025, 5 offers Arabic nasl- and Sabaic ns1l as an etymological perspective for Akk. niššulu 'fish roe'.

## Linked from

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

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