# \*mV(n)dīn-: 'a large wild cat'

> Proto-Semitic *mV(n)dīn-, 'a large wild cat': reflexes in 3 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 | \*mV(n)dīn- |
| Meaning | 'a large wild cat' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2403 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʔal-madīn- \[BK 2 1079\], \[Fr. IV 161\], \[TA1 IX 343\] | BK 2 1079; Fr. IV 161 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | mindinu (middinu, mandinu) OB on \[CAD m2 85\], \[AHw. 655\] | CAD m2 85; AHw. 655 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | mu-da-ne-núm | MEE 4 007; MEE 4 0214; MEE 4 96 ii 2f; MEE 4 116; Civil 2017, 126 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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