# \*mḫṣ̂ {} \*mḫĉ̣: 'to have labor pains'

> Proto-Semitic *mḫṣ̂ {} *mḫĉ̣, 'to have labor pains': reflexes in 8 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 | \*mḫṣ̂ {} \*mḫĉ̣ |
| Meaning | 'to have labor pains' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2279 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | mḫḍ (a/i/u) 'to experience the pains of childbirth' \[BK 2 1073\] | BK 2 1073 |  |
| Tigre | mäḥaṣä \[LH 111\] | LH 111 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | WOL amaṭ-ti, ZWY tāmǝṭǝ-nāt \[LGur 436\] | LGur 436 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | maḫaḍa \[LGz 338\] | LGz 338 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | CHA EZ̆A MUH MSQ GOG SOD (a)mäṭä-čč, GYE am̱ā̃ṭä-č, END amāʔä-čč, ENN am̱ǟ̃ʔä-čǝ \[ibid.\] |  |  |
| Amharic | mǝṭ \[K 352\] | K 352 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | məhəṭ (SED I 301) | SED I 301 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | miḥṭi (LGz. 338) | LGz. 338 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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