# \*nVzVl-: 'flow' 1, 'descend' 2

> Proto-Semitic *nVzVl-, 'flow' 1, 'descend' 2: reflexes in 7 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*nVzVl- |
| Meaning | 'flow' 1, 'descend' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 691 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syrian Aramaic | nᵉzal 2 (Klein s.v. נזל) | Klein s.v. נזל | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | nzl |  |  |
| Arabic | nazala 2 (HALOT 683; Lane 3031) | HALOT 683; Lane 3031 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab nzl 2 (SD 102; Biella 299) | SD 102; Biella 299 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | nazālu (CAD N/2 134) | CAD N/2 134 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | na-za-u₉ (= Sum. ZAL.A) /n-z-l/ 1 (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 117); ni-zi!(GI)-lu (= Sum. SAG.Ì.GIŠ) /nizl/ 1 (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 117) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 117 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | n-z-l 1: name an-za-la-tum (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 117) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 117 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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