# \*nVbVʕ-: 'sprinkle; flow'

> Proto-Semitic *nVbVʕ-, 'sprinkle; flow': reflexes in 15 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 2026-10-24.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*nVbVʕ- |
| Meaning | 'sprinkle; flow' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 669 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | nbʕ \[-a-, -i-, -u-\]; nabaʿa 'well up, issue forth' (Lane 3027) | Lane 3027 |  |
| Hebrew | nbʕ; mabbūaʿ (HALOT 541) | HALOT 541 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | nbaʕ 'spring up, flow; burst forth' (Payne Smith 326) | Payne Smith 326 |  |
| Geez | nabʿa; ʾanbəʿ (Kogan 2011, 226) | Kogan 2011 226; Anderson–Moser 2024 root nbʿ | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | nba (LGz. 382) | LGz. 382 |  |
| Akkadian | nambaʾu (LGz. 382) | LGz. 382 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | näbʿa (LGz. 382) | LGz. 382 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | näbʿe (LGz. 382) | LGz. 382 |  |
| Amharic | əmba (LGz. 382) | LGz. 382 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | əmba (LGz. 382) | LGz. 382 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | əmba (LGz. 382) | LGz. 382 | gloss withheld |
| Gafat | əmbʷä (LGz. 382) | LGz. 382 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | əbiʾ (LGz. 382) | LGz. 382 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic nbʿ (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 102) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 102 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab nbʿ (Biella 291) | Biella 291 | 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.