# \*nVpVl-: 'fall'

> Proto-Semitic *nVpVl-, 'fall': reflexes in 11 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*nVpVl- |
| Meaning | 'fall' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 469 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | napālu |  |  |
| Ugaritic | npl (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 41) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 41 |  |
| Phoenician | npl (Krahmalkov 333); mplt (T 191) | Krahmalkov 333; T 191 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | npl (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 41) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 41 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | nfl |  |  |
| Aramaic | B nfl |  |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab nfl (SD 92; Biella 309; Sabaweb lemma 4613) | SD 92; Biella 309; Sabaweb lemma 4613 | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | nupul (HALOT 709) | HALOT 709 |  |
| Arabic | nafala (HALOT 709) | HALOT 709 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | npl (T 218) | T 218 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | nepal (T 218) | T 218 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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