# \*matāʕ-: 'property' 1, 'to enjoy' 2

> Proto-Semitic *matāʕ-, 'property' 1, 'to enjoy' 2: reflexes in 2 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [M](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/m/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*matāʕ- |
| Meaning | 'property' 1, 'to enjoy' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1084 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic mtʿt 1 (Al-Jallad 2026, 94); mtʿ 2 (Al-Jallad 2026, 95) | Al-Jallad 2026 94; Al-Jallad 2026 95 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | matāʕ- |  |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Al-Jallad (2026, 94–95) compares Arabic matāʿ 'goods, provisions, necessaries of life' (Lane 3017), mataʿa, tamattaʿa 'to enjoy' (Lane 3016) and Sabaic mtʿ 'to enjoy, use' (Sabaweb, s.v. mtʿ).

## Linked from

- [M](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/m/index.md>)

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