# \*marʾ-at- 'woman'

A Proto-Semitic root the Linear A Lexicon's readings rest on.

- Author's gloss: woman, lady, wife; daughter
- SED semet 38
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/m/55_woman.md

## In Linear A

- [MA-RI-TA₂](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/MA-RI-TA~E2~82~82/index.md>) (marʾ(i)tā): the Lady (divine title; personal-name element)

## Reflexes: East Semitic

- Akkadian: mārtu (marʾatu, merʾatu) (CAD M/1 300) (gloss withheld)
- Eblaitic: ma-al-a-tum /marʔatum/ (VE 260; Krebernik 1983, 47) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Arabic

- Arabic: ʔimraʔat-, marʔ-at-
- Pre-Islamic North Arabian: Safaitic mrʾt (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 98); Dadanitic mrʾt; Hismaic mrʾt; Thamudic mrʾt (Al-Jallad 2026, 93) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Epigraphic South Arabian

- Epigraphic South Arabian: mrʔ-t (Sabaweb lemma 1335) (gloss withheld)

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit 50525edd.