# \*nšʾ: 'to put off, postpone'

> Proto-Semitic *nšʾ, 'to put off, postpone': 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 | \*nšʾ |
| Meaning | 'to put off, postpone' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab nsʾw (Biella 307) | Biella 307 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Biella 307 compares Arabic nasaʾa 'put off, postpone'. Arabic nasaʾa, nasīʾ 'postponement' (Lane 2785–2786) belong to Hebrew nšʾ 'to lend' (HALOT 728).

## Linked from

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

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