# \*nḳl: 'excavate'

> Epigraphic South Arabian headword *nḳl, 'excavate': reflexes in 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Headword | \*nḳl |
| Meaning | 'excavate' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab nql (SD 97; Biella 316; Sabaweb lemma 5668); SD's hql (C 642/7) (Sabaweb lemma 4662), Biella's nql (Sabaweb lemma 4661) | SD 97; Biella 316; Sabaweb lemma 5668; Sabaweb lemma 4662; Sabaweb lemma 4661 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | Ar naqil naqal ModHad, Dat manqal Ar naqīl (Biella 316) | Biella 316 | 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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