# \*ma/išk- {} \*ma/isk-: 'skin'

> Proto-Semitic *ma/išk- {} *ma/isk-, 'skin': reflexes in 10 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 | \*ma/išk- {} \*ma/isk- |
| Meaning | 'skin' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2156 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | mask- 'skin recently removed from a lamb or a kid' \[BK 2 1106\] | BK 2 1106 |  |
| Akkadian | mašku OAkk on \[CAD m1 376\], \[AHw 627\] | CAD m1 376; AHw 627 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | miška \[DM 270\] (sporadically maška \[ibid. 255\]; cf. masik-) | DM 270; DM 255 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | (?) SEL WOL ZWY mǝskät \[LGur 428\]. | LGur 428 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | MMND meškā \[M MND 520\] AZRB miška \[Garb 319\] | M MND 520; Garb 319 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | mäšäk (HALOT 646) | HALOT 646 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | mǝšak (maškā, miškā, moškā) \[Ja 854\]; mšk, det. mškh \[DJPA 334a apud CAL\] | Ja 854; DJPA 334a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Harari | (?) miskät \[LHar 112\] | LHar 112 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | meškā 'skin' \[Brock 407\] | Brock 407 |  |
| Aramaic | OFF PLM mšk \[HJ 700\] | HJ 700 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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