# \*nŝʾ: 'rising clouds, mist'

> Proto-Semitic *nŝʾ, 'rising clouds, mist': 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*nŝʾ |
| Meaning | 'rising clouds, mist' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | nǝśîʾîm (pl.) (Jr 10:13, 51:16; Ps 135:7; Pr 25:14) (HALOT 728) | HALOT 728 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | našʾ, našīʾ (Lane 2791); našīʾ (HALOT 728) | Lane 2791; HALOT 728 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Noun of nśʾ 'to lift, rise' (S38; HALOT 728), Arabic našaʾa 'it (a cloud) rose' (Lane 2790). Hebrew ś answers Arabic š (\*ŝ).

## Linked from

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

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