# \*nwḳ: 'she-camel'

> Epigraphic South Arabian headword *nwḳ, 'she-camel': reflexes in 6 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 | \*nwḳ |
| Meaning | 'she-camel' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab nwq (SD 101; Biella 298) | SD 101; Biella 298 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | Ar nāqaᵗ (Biella 298) | Biella 298 |  |
| Geez | nāḳat, nāḳāt (SED II 213) | SED II 213 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | nā(ʔ)ḳətā, nāḳā, ʔanḳā; ʔnḳh (DJBA 725a apud CAL) | DJBA 725a; CAL |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic nqt (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 106); nqh (Al-Jallad 2026, 103) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 106; Al-Jallad 2026 103 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | anaqāte (CAD A/2 112) | CAD A/2 112 | 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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