# \*nḫs: 'to recede, move back, come back'

> Proto-Semitic *nḫs, 'to recede, move back, come back': 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 | \*nḫs |
| Meaning | 'to recede, move back, come back' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | naḫāsu (neḫēsu) (CAD N/1 128) | CAD N/1 128 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | n-ḫ-s: G ti-na-ḫu-zu /tinaḫḫisū/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 89) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 89 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Sanmartín GlOS 2, 89 also sets Arabic nḫš 'to grow thin, slim' under the root.

## Linked from

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

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