# \*mawl- ~ \*mVly-at-: 'herd, rich in cattle; booty; bride-prize'

> Proto-Semitic *mawl- ~ *mVly-at-, 'herd, rich in cattle; booty; bride-prize': reflexes in 6 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 | \*mawl- ~ \*mVly-at- |
| Meaning | 'herd, rich in cattle; booty; bride-prize' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2697 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | mwl 'to be rich, especially in herds', māl- 'herd of camels; rich (man)' BK 2 1168 | BK 2 1168 |  |
| Mehri | mǝlēt (JM 266) | JM 266 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | melēt (JH 88) | JH 88 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | (?) Muh muli (Cha Eža End Gye muri) LGur 401 | LGur 401 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab mly, mlt (SD 86; Sabaweb lemma 3128) | SD 86; Sabaweb lemma 3128 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ml (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 96); mwl; Dadanitic ml (Al-Jallad 2026, 95); Safaitic mwl (D) (Al-Jallad 2026, 96) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 96; Al-Jallad 2026 95; Al-Jallad 2026 96 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Soqotri māl (LS 239) (&lt;Arb.?). Jibbali mol (JJ 176) (&lt;Arb.?). Mehri mōl (JM 275) (&lt;Arb.?).

## Linked from

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

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