Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/naḥat-

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This Proto-Semitic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Semitic

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Alternative reconstructions

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Verb

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*naḥat-

  1. to whittle, to hew, to carve
  2. (figurative) to chide, to scold, to opprobriate

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • East Semitic:
    • Akkadian: 𒉡𒄴𒄷𒌅 (nuḫḫutum, to trim, to hew)
  • West Semitic:
    • Central Semitic:
    • Northwest Semitic:
    • Old South Arabian:
      • Sabaean: 𐩬𐩢𐩩 (nḥt, opprobrium, obloquy, originally verbal noun)
    • Old Armenian: նախատեմ (naxatem, to reproach; to insult)

References

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  • Tropper, Josef (1995) “Akkadisch nuḫḫutu und die Repräsentation des Phonems /ḥ/ im Akkadischen”, in Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und Vorderasiatische Archäologie (in German), volume 85, number 1, →DOI, pages 58–66