Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/N*naqaš-: 'knock' Root FieldValueReconstruction*naqaš-Meaning'knock'Basisproject Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteArabicnaqasa 'struck' (Lane 2839)Lane 2839; Anderson–Moser 2024 root nqšAramaicNQŠ (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. nqš)Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. nqš; Anderson–Moser 2024 root nqšgloss withheldHebrewnaqaš 'knock' (BDB 669)BDB 669; Anderson–Moser 2024 root nqšSyrian Aramaicnqaš 'knock in, pitch; clap; knock; strike' (Payne Smith 352)Payne Smith 352 A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed. Notes Arabic naqasa is 'he struck, or beat, the nāqūs', the Christians' wooden clapper (Lane 2839).Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageN