# \*nVṣ̂Vḫ-: 'sprinkle'

> Proto-Semitic *nVṣ̂Vḫ-, 'sprinkle': reflexes in 7 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 | \*nVṣ̂Vḫ- |
| Meaning | 'sprinkle' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | nazḫa, nazḥa (LGz. 411) | LGz. 411; Anderson–Moser 2024 root nḏḥ | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | näzza (LGz. 411) | LGz. 411 |  |
| Arabic | naḍaḥa, naḍaḫa (LGz. 411) | LGz. 411 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab nḍḫ (SD 92; Sabaweb lemma 4609) | SD 92; Sabaweb lemma 4609 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | näzḫa (LGz. 411) | LGz. 411 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | näzḫe (LGz. 411) | LGz. 411 |  |
| Hebrew | \*nṣḥ (HALOT 716) | HALOT 716 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Gez. z against Ar. and Sab. ḍ; Brockelmann takes Ar. naḍaḫa as the original form and Gez. nzḫ as an assimilation (LGz. 411). LGz. 411 also compares Heb. nzy, Akk. nezû (K0230).

## Linked from

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

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