*napr- 1, *npr 2: 'man, group of men' 1, 'to flee' 2

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*napr- 1, *npr 2
Meaning'man, group of men' 1, 'to flee' 2
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Pre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic nfrt 1 (Al-Jallad 2026, 99); nfr 2 (Al-Jallad 2026, 100)Al-Jallad 2026 99; Al-Jallad 2026 100gloss withheld
Arabicnafr-SEDonline semet 40
Ugariticnpr 2 (DULAT 626)DULAT 626gloss withheld
Eblaiticnu-bù-ru₁₂-um (= Sum. DAL.DAL) /n-p-r/ 2 (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 97)Sanmartín GlOS 2, 97gloss withheld

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Notes

Al-Jallad (2026, 99–100) compares Arabic nafrah 'near kinsmen who go forth with one to war' (Lane 2825), nafara 'to take fright and flee' (Lane 2823), Syriac npr 'to shy away from' (CAL, s.v. npr v.) and Ugaritic npr 'to fly, start to fly', 'to escape, leave' (DULAT 626).

Updated 3 November 2026

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