# \*nVʿVr-: 'shake', 'lad'

> Proto-Semitic *nVʿVr-, 'shake', 'lad': reflexes in 7 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*nVʿVr- |
| Meaning | 'shake', 'lad' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | naʿar; naʿar (Kogan 2015, ch. 5 §3.1 no. 43) | Kogan 2015 ch. 5 §3.1 no. 43; Anderson–Moser 2024 root nʿr | gloss withheld |
| Punic | nʿr 'young' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root nʿr |  |
| Ugaritic | nʿr; nʿr (Kogan 2015, ch. 5 §3.1 no. 43) | Kogan 2015 ch. 5 §3.1 no. 43; Anderson–Moser 2024 root nʿr | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | naʿara (HALOT 707) | HALOT 707 |  |
| Phoenician | nʿr; nʿrm (T 217) | T 217 | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | Amm. nʕr (DNWSI 739); EG SYLL na=ʿa=ru₂=na, n=ʿa=ru₂=na, n=ʿru₂w=na₂, n=ʿru₂=na₂, n=ʿru₂=na /\*naʿarūna/ (Hoch 182–183) | DNWSI 739; Hoch 182–183 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | na-ʔa₅-rí, na-ʔa₅-la-ma /naʕr/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 71) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 71 | gloss withheld |

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