# \*naqaš-: 'knock'

> Proto-Semitic *naqaš-, 'knock': reflexes in 4 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 | \*naqaš- |
| Meaning | 'knock' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | naqasa 'struck' (Lane 2839) | Lane 2839; Anderson–Moser 2024 root nqš |  |
| Aramaic | NQŠ (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. nqš) | Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. nqš; Anderson–Moser 2024 root nqš | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | naqaš 'knock' (BDB 669) | BDB 669; Anderson–Moser 2024 root nqš |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | nqaš '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).

## Linked from

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

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