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Root n-g-š

Ugaritic Arabic

Both languages share identical consonants at this root —𐎐-𐎂-𐎌n-g-š. No Proto-Semitic sound change separates them here.

Ugaritic

ug
root: 𐎐-𐎂-𐎌
  • 𐎐𐎂𐎌ngšverb
    to chase, pursue

Arabic

ar
root: n-g-š
  • نَجَاشِيّnajāšiyynoun
    negus, king of Ethiopia
Canonical root family: n-g-š