# \*nVḍVy-: 'tear'

> Proto-Semitic *nVḍVy-, 'tear': reflexes in 11 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 | \*nVḍVy- |
| Meaning | 'tear' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | naṣû 'tear' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root nḍy |  |
| Geez | naṣaya 'pull' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root nḍy |  |
| Arabic | naḍā (nḍw) (LGz. 406) | LGz. 406 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | nḍw (LGz. 406; Sabaweb lemma 4611) | LGz. 406; Sabaweb lemma 4611 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | nāṣā (nṣy) (LGz. 406) | LGz. 406 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | näṣäyä (LGz. 406) | LGz. 406 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | näč̣č̣a (LGz. 406) | LGz. 406 |  |
| Argobba | näč̣č̣a (LGz. 406) | LGz. 406 |  |
| Amharic | näč̣č̣ä (LGz. 406) | LGz. 406 |  |
| Harari | näč̣a (LGz. 406) | LGz. 406 |  |
| Gurage | näč̣ä (LGz. 406) | LGz. 406 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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