# \*mVʕ(V)z-: 'goat'

> Proto-Semitic *mVʕ(V)z-, 'goat': reflexes in 5 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 | \*mVʕ(V)z- |
| Meaning | 'goat' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2402 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | maʕz-, maʕaz-, māʕiz-, māʕiz-at-, miʕzāʔ-, miʕzan, miʕāz-, maʕīz- \[ibid.\], ʔamʕūz- \[BK 2 1127\], \[Fr. IV 192\], \[Lane 2724\], \[LA V 410-11\]. | BK 2 1127; Fr. IV 192; Lane 2724; LA V 410-11 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | ? Cha manzä |  | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Min. mʕzy (du.) \[LM 59\] | LM 59 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | mēʕazzē, mēʕazzǝyā, mǝʕizzē, mǝʕizzayyā, mǝʕazzǝyā, mazzǝyā 'from goats, goats-hair, horn etc.' \[Ja. 814\], \[Levy WTM III 185\]. | Ja. 814; Levy WTM III 185 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic mʿzy (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 94) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 94 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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