# \*nVṣVl-: 'detach'

> Proto-Semitic *nVṣVl-, 'detach': reflexes in 14 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 | \*nVṣVl- |
| Meaning | 'detach' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic nṣl (Al-Jallad 2026, 105) | Al-Jallad 2026 105 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | naṣala 'detach' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root nṣl |  |
| Jibbali | nṣel (LGz. 406) | LGz. 406 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | nṣl (LGz. 406) | LGz. 406 |  |
| Phoenician | nṣl (nifʿal) (LGz. 406) | LGz. 406 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | nəṣal (LGz. 406) | LGz. 406 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | näṣla (LGz. 406) | LGz. 406 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | näṣälä (LGz. 406) | LGz. 406 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | näṭṭälä (LGz. 406) | LGz. 406 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | näṭṭälä (LGz. 406) | LGz. 406 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | nṣl (hifʿil), (piʿel) (LGz. 406) | LGz. 406 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | naṣala (LGz. 405) | LGz. 405 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | nṣl N (DULAT 638) | DULAT 638 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | nṣl haf. (HALOT BArm. s.v. נצל) | HALOT BArm. s.v. נצל | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.