# \*nVpVq-: 'leave'

> Proto-Semitic *nVpVq-, 'leave': reflexes in 10 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 | \*nVpVq- |
| Meaning | 'leave' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | nfq 'tear' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root npq |  |
| Arabic | nafiqa (LGz. 388) | LGz. 388 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | nəpaq (LGz. 388) | LGz. 388 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | npaq (LGz. 388) | LGz. 388 |  |
| Gurage | näffäqä (LGz. 388) | LGz. 388 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | \*npq (T 218) | T 218 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | DA npḳ (DNWSI 741 apud SEDonline 258) | DNWSI 741; SEDonline 258 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | npq (Kogan 2015, ch. 6 §2 no. 13) | Kogan 2015 ch. 6 §2 no. 13 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | npq (Kogan 2015, ch. 6 §2 no. 13) | Kogan 2015 ch. 6 §2 no. 13 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | n-p-q: name i-bi-iq-ri-e-ú (Ur III) (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 97) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 97 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Ug. npq 'go out' (LGz. 388) is Dietrich–Loretz's reading; DULAT 666 files the forms under /p-q/ 'to obtain'.

## Linked from

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

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