# \*muḫḫ-: '(top of the) head; brain; marrow'

> Proto-Semitic *muḫḫ-, '(top of the) head; brain; marrow': reflexes in 9 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*muḫḫ- |
| Meaning | '(top of the) head; brain; marrow' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 110 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | muḫḫ- 'marrow, brain' \[BK 2 1071\]; nuḫḫ-, naḫāḫat- 'marrow' \[BK 2 1219\]; muḫḫ 'marrow' (Lane 2692) | BK 2 1071; BK 2 1219; Lane 2692; Anderson–Moser 2024 root mḫ |  |
| Akkadian | muḫḫu OAkk on \[CAD m2 172\], \[AHw 667\] | CAD m2 172; AHw 667 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | mu-ḫu-um /muḫḫum/ \[Kr 12; Fr 173; Bl E No. 70\]; mu-ḫu, mu-ḫu-um /muḫḫ/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 33) | Kr 12; Fr 173; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 33 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | muha \[DM 260\] | DM 260 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | mḫ \[Aist 181\] | Aist 181 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | MMND mōx al-rīša \[M MND 494\] AZRB moxa \[Garb 320\] | M MND 494; Garb 320 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | mōăḥ (HALOT 567) | HALOT 567 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | mōăḥ (mōḥā) \[Ja 740\]; mwḥ \[DJPA 294b apud CAL\] | Ja 740; DJPA 294b; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | muḥḥā 'brain, marrow' \[Brock 379\] | Brock 379 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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