# \*nVgVʕ-: 'strike, crack'

> Proto-Semitic *nVgVʕ-, 'strike, crack': reflexes in 8 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 | \*nVgVʕ- |
| Meaning | 'strike, crack' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 561 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | nagwaʕ |  |  |
| Hebrew | ngʕ |  |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | ngʿ (HALOT 668) | HALOT 668 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | nga (LGz. 390) | LGz. 390 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | nägʷʿe (intr.) (LGz. 390) | LGz. 390 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | näggʷa (LGz. 390) | LGz. 390 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | (tä)nagga (LGz. 390) | LGz. 390 | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | ig-gi-ú-šu /yiggeʿū=/ (EA 288:44) (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 80) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 80 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.