# \*nsy: 'to withdraw, be far; to remove'

> Proto-Semitic *nsy, 'to withdraw, be far; to remove': 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*nsy |
| Meaning | 'to withdraw, be far; to remove' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | nsy D (DULAT 636) | DULAT 636 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | nesû (CAD N/2 185) | CAD N/2 185 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

DULAT 636 also gives Arabic nassa II 'to make walk' (BK 2 1243).

## Linked from

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

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