# \*nakās-: 'to cut; to slaughter'

> Proto-Semitic *nakās-, 'to cut; to slaughter': reflexes in 9 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 | \*nakās- |
| Meaning | 'to cut; to slaughter' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | nakāsu (CAD N/1 171); niksu (CAD N/2 231) | CAD N/1 171; CAD N/2 231; Anderson–Moser 2024 root nks | gloss withheld |
| Punic | nks 'cut' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root nks |  |
| Phoenician | nks (T 214) | T 214 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | N.Heb. nākas (T 214) | T 214 |  |
| Aramaic | nks (T 214) | T 214 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | nekas (T 214) | T 214 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | nks (T 214) | T 214 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | nkas 'to slay, kill, sacrifice'; nkāsā 'slaying, slaughter' (Payne Smith 340) | Payne Smith 340 |  |
| Eblaitic | na-gú-zu-ma /n-k-s/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 91) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 91 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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