# \*naṣāb-: 'implant'

> Proto-Semitic *naṣāb-, 'implant': reflexes in 12 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 | \*naṣāb- |
| Meaning | 'implant' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | naṣābu 'place' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root nṣb |  |
| Arabic | naṣaba (Lane 2799); waṣaba, root variant w-ṣ-b (Lane 2944; HALOT 427) | Lane 2799; Lane 2944; HALOT 427; Anderson–Moser 2024 root nṣb | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | NṢB (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. nṣb) | Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. nṣb; Anderson–Moser 2024 root nṣb | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | naṣab 'stand' (BDB 662) | BDB 662; Anderson–Moser 2024 root nṣb |  |
| Ugaritic | nṣb (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 26) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.3 no. 26; Anderson–Moser 2024 root nṣb | gloss withheld |
| Punic | nṣb (Neo-Punic uintseb; Krahmalkov 334) | Krahmalkov 334 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | nṣb: naṣab(ān)um, naṣbum, niṣbum, jānṣib (Gelb AS 21, 27) | Gelb AS 21 27 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab nṣb (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 26; Sabaweb lemma 4684) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.3 no. 26; Sabaweb lemma 4684 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | nṣab (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 26) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.3 no. 26 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic nṣb (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 107); Dadanitic nṣb; Taymanitic nṣb (Al-Jallad 2026, 105) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 107; Al-Jallad 2026 105 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | na-zi-bù /nāṣibu(m)/ (VE 722, Kogan–Krebernik 2021b: 688 apud SEDonline 1197) | VE 722, Kogan–Krebernik 2021b: 688; SEDonline 1197 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | \*niṣbā (HALOT BArm. s.v. נִצְבָּה); yṣb pa. (HALOT BArm. s.v. יצב) | HALOT BArm. s.v. נִצְבָּה; HALOT BArm. s.v. יצב | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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