# \*nḥṣ: 'to be fat'

> Proto-Semitic *nḥṣ, 'to be fat': reflexes in 1 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 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*nḥṣ |
| Meaning | 'to be fat' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab stnḥṣn (Biella 300) | Biella 300 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Biella 300 compares Arabic naḥiṣa 'be fat (said of a she-camel)'.

## Linked from

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

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