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*npṭ - to blow the nose
(SED I No. 48v)
Only in SSem area.
Words
Arabic
nfṭ
- to sneeze
(BK 2 1313, Lane 2823)
Geez
nafaṭa
- to blow the nose
(CDG 390)
Ezha
täraffäṭä
- to blow the nose
(EDG 452)
Muher
tänaffäṭä
- to blow the nose
(EDG 452)
Gogot
täneffäṭa
- to blow the nose
(EDG 452)
Soddo
täniffäṭä
- to blow the nose
(EDG 452)
Mehri
nfṭ
- to snort
(ML 285)
Jibbali
enféṭ
- to wipe (a baby’s, a child’s) nose
(JL 183)
Harsusi
entefōṭ
- to blow one’s nose
(HL 94)
Soqotri
nö́faṭ
- to blow one's nose
(
LS
270;
CSOL I
620;
Bulakh et al. 2021
:255)