# \*nsḥ: 'to repent'

> Proto-Semitic *nsḥ, 'to repent': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*nsḥ |
| Meaning | 'to repent' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | nassəḥa, nassāḥna (OLA80 §45.17) | OLA80 §45.17 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | nəssa (LGz. 402) | LGz. 402 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

OLA80 §45.17. Ge'ez guttural verb: nassəḥa 'he repented', nassāḥna 'we repented' with lengthened a before vowelless guttural. Distinct from 2563 \*nVṣVḥ- 'be pure, white; shine'.

## Linked from

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

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