# \*napq-: 'box, chest, coffin'

> Proto-Semitic *napq-, 'box, chest, coffin': 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 2026-11-05.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*napq- |
| Meaning | 'box, chest, coffin' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | nafq, nəfq (LGz. 389) | LGz. 389 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | nfq (LGz. 389) | LGz. 389 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Homonym of K0198 \*nVpVq- 'leave'.

## Linked from

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

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