napištu  [ZI : ]  (n. fem.)

life, vitality ; napišta / napšāti ezēbu Š : to save one's life , to save lives , to get away alive ;

Cf. napāšu

See also : nabnītu, šiknat napišti, ezēbu

Comparison with other Semitic languages :

• Proto-Semitic : ^*napiš "soul, life"
• Arabic : nafs  نَفْس
• Syriac : napšā  ܢܲܦܫܵܐ
• Hebrew : nǝṗǝš
• Ugaritic : npš  
• Ge'ez : nafs

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