# \*nky: 'INJURY'

> Epigraphic South Arabian headword *nky, 'INJURY': reflexes in 10 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | \*nky |
| Meaning | 'INJURY' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab nky (SD 96; Biella 304; Sabaweb lemma 1448); Qat. nky (Ricks 1982 s.v. nky) | SD 96; Biella 304; Sabaweb lemma 1448; Ricks 1982 s.v. nky | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | Ar nakâ (Biella 304); nakiya; nikāyat (Lane 3038); nakaʔa (LGz. 398) | Biella 304; Lane 3038; LGz. 398 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | näkaʾa \[LHar 118\] | LHar 118 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | nakaya (LLA 669) | LLA 669 |  |
| Hebrew | nky (hip.) (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 42); nākēʾ (Pr 15:13) (HALOT 697) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 42; HALOT 697 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | nkā (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 42) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 42 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | enké (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 42) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 42 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | mónki (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 42); nkʔ (LGz. 398) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 42; LGz. 398 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | nkyt (DULAT 623) | DULAT 623 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | niaka (LGz. 398) | LGz. 398 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Headword from Epigraphic South Arabian (Beeston 1982; Biella 1982), not a comparative reconstruction.

## Linked from

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

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