# \*nuws-: 'flee' 1, 'tremble' 2

> Proto-Semitic *nuws-, 'flee' 1, 'tremble' 2: reflexes in 5 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*nuws- |
| Meaning | 'flee' 1, 'tremble' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | nuws 'flee' 1 (BDB 630) | BDB 630; Anderson–Moser 2024 root nws |  |
| Punic | ns 'flee' 1 | Anderson–Moser 2024 root nws |  |
| Ugaritic | ns 'flee' 1 | Anderson–Moser 2024 root nws |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | nws 2 (HALOT 681) | HALOT 681 | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | EG SYLL na₂=wa=ṯi₂, na=wa=ṯi₂, nu=ṯi₂ 2 (Hoch 184–185) | Hoch 184–185 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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