# \*ma/utn-: 'hip, loin; flesh of the back'

> Proto-Semitic *ma/utn-, 'hip, loin; flesh of the back': reflexes in 10 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ma/utn- |
| Meaning | 'hip, loin; flesh of the back' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2158 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | matn- 'part of the back on each side of the spine' \[BK 2 1059\] | BK 2 1059 |  |
| Mehri | mōtǝn \[JM 273\] | JM 273 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | móten \[LS 254\] | LS 254 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | mōtǝn \[JH 91\] | JH 91 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | matna, mitna \[DM 257, 271\] | DM 257, 271 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | mtn-m \[Aist 199\] | Aist 199 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | mútun \[JJ 76\] | JJ 76 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | motnayim (du.) (HALOT 655) | HALOT 655 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | motnīn (pl.) \[Ja 752\]; mtn \[DJPA 337a apud CAL\] | Ja 752; DJPA 337a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | matnātā (pl.) 'loins; ridges of mountains' \[Brock 410\] | Brock 410 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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