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

> Proto-Semitic *napr- 1, *npr 2, 'man, group of men' 1, 'to flee' 2: reflexes in 4 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 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*napr- 1, \*npr 2 |
| Meaning | 'man, group of men' 1, 'to flee' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic nfrt 1 (Al-Jallad 2026, 99); nfr 2 (Al-Jallad 2026, 100) | Al-Jallad 2026 99; Al-Jallad 2026 100 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | nafr- | SEDonline semet 40 |  |
| Ugaritic | npr 2 (DULAT 626) | DULAT 626 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | nu-bù-ru₁₂-um (= Sum. DAL.DAL) /n-p-r/ 2 (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 97) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 97 | gloss 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).

## Linked from

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

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