# \*naqiy-: 'clean'

> Proto-Semitic *naqiy-, 'clean': 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*naqiy- |
| Meaning | 'clean' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic nqyt (D) (Al-Jallad 2026, 104) | Al-Jallad 2026 104 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | naqiya 'pure' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root nqy |  |
| Hebrew | naqah; nqy (DNWSI 757) | DNWSI 757; Anderson–Moser 2024 root nqy | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | nqy (CUC; DULAT 632) | CUC; DULAT 632; Anderson–Moser 2024 root nqy | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | mnēqītā (HALOT 603) | HALOT 603 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | nāqitā (HALOT 603) | HALOT 603 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | nqh (HALOT 720) | HALOT 720 |  |
| Punic | nqy (T 221) | T 221 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | nəqēʾ (HALOT 720) | HALOT 720 | 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.