# \*nšq: 'to kiss'

> Proto-Semitic *nšq, 'to kiss': reflexes in 8 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*nšq |
| Meaning | 'to kiss' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | nšq (Tropper UG §74.412.23) | Tropper UG §74.412.23 |  |
| Hebrew | nšq; \*nᵉšîqâ (HALOT 729, 730) | HALOT 729, 730 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | nᵉšîqᵉtā, nušqᵉtā (HALOT 729) | HALOT 729 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | nušqᵉtā (HALOT 729) | HALOT 729 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | nušaq, nišuqtā (HALOT 729; MD 307) | HALOT 729; MD 307 |  |
| Akkadian | našāqu (HALOT 730) | HALOT 730 |  |
| Amorite | n-š-q (George and Krebernik 2022, 156) | George and Krebernik 2022 156 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ne-sa-gu, ne-sa-gu-um /nišāḳu(m)/ (VE 849 apud SEDonline 1850; Krebernik 1983, 33; Civil 2017, 128); da-si-ig /n-S-q/; mi-sa-ga-tim /maSSaq/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 104); ne-sa-gu (D), ne-sa-gu-um (A, B) /nišqum/ (= Sum. ne-sub₅) (VE 849; Bonechi 2008, 9) | VE 849; SEDonline 1850; Krebernik 1983, 33; Civil 2017, 128; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 104; Bonechi 2008, 9 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

OLA80 21.6. Eblaite ne-sa-qù(-um) \[nešáqu(m)\] 'to kiss'. Shows e &lt; a in unstressed syllables. One of the few Eblaite verbal forms fully vocalized.

## Linked from

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

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