*napṭ-: 'naphtha'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*napṭ-
Meaning	'naphtha'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Akkadian	napṭu (CAD N/1 326)	CAD N/1 326	gloss withheld
Arabic	nifṭ, nafṭ 'naphtha, petroleum' (Lane 2833); naffāṭ 'a thrower of naphtha' (Lane 2833)	Lane 2833
Hebrew	nepeṭ (pB.) 'naphtha' (Jastrow 923)	Jastrow 923
Judaic Aramaic	napṭā 'naphtha' (Jastrow 923)	Jastrow 923

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

Notes

Culture word. Jastrow 923 takes the Hebrew as a readaptation of Greek νάφθα. Not 2087 *npṭ 'to blow the nose' (Lane 2832 nafaṭat 'she sneezed') nor K0467 *zipt- 'pitch'.

Updated 31 October 2026

*napṭ-: 'naphtha'

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