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Root n-g-š

Ugaritic ↔ Old South Arabian

Both languages share identical consonants at this root —𐎐-𐎂-𐎌↔ 𐩬-𐩴-𐩦. No Proto-Semitic sound change separates them here.

Ugaritic

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

Old South Arabian

osa
root: 𐩬-𐩴-𐩦
  • 𐩬𐩴𐩦verb
    oppress
Canonical root family: n-g-š