# \*nagāš-: 'approach, draw near'

> Proto-Semitic *nagāš-, 'approach, draw near': reflexes in 5 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*nagāš- |
| Meaning | 'approach, draw near' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | nagāšu (CAD N/1 108) | CAD N/1 108 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | nagaš 'draw near, approach' (BDB 620) | BDB 620; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ngš |  |
| Ugaritic | ngš 'approach' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ngš |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | nᵉgīšā (HALOT 670) | HALOT 670 |  |
| Eblaitic | /n-g-s₁/: cf. names a-gú-šum, i-gú-uš (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 82) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 82 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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