Proto-Lezghian: *näqʷ
Meaning: 1 chaff 2 straw
Lezghian: naʁʷ 1
Tabasaran: naqʷ 1
Agul: neqʷ 1
Rutul: naχʷ 2
Tsakhur: ńaqʷ 1
Kryz: nöχ 2
Budukh: noχ 1
Archi: naχʷ 1
Udi: neq 1
Comment: Cf. also Lezg. erg. naʁʷa-di, Khl. naʁʷ, naʁʷa-di; Tab. Kand. niqʷ, Düb. nuq. The archaic oblique stem *niqʷV- is reflected in Tsakh. ńuq-ne-. There is not enough evidence for reconstructing the final vowel in the obl. base (most languages have here consonantal obl. bases). 4th class in all class-distinguishing languages.
See Бокарев 1961, 59; Лексика 1971, 177; Гигинейшвили 1977, 72, 98.
