# \*mVṯ̣Vʾ-: 'reach'

> Proto-Semitic *mVṯ̣Vʾ-, 'reach': reflexes in 19 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 | \*mVṯ̣Vʾ- |
| Meaning | 'reach' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3091 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | muṣṣû; maṣû (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 16) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 16; Anderson–Moser 2024 root mṣʾ | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | mäṣʔa (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 16) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 16 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | mṭa |  | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | mẓʔ (DULAT 600); mġy (DULAT 527) | DULAT 600; DULAT 527 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Wol mäṭä |  |  |
| Geez | mṣʔ LGz 369-70 | LGz 369 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Sod mäṭṭam |  |  |
| Hebrew | māṣā |  | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | mäṭṭa (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 16) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 16 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | mẓʔ (Sabaweb lemma 2239) | Sabaweb lemma 2239 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | mṣʔ |  | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | mäṣʔe (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 16) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 16 |  |
| Aramaic | məṣā (LGz. 369) | LGz. 369 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | mṣʾ (Krahmalkov 303) | Krahmalkov 303 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | mṣʾ: maṣiʾum, maṣiʾatum, jamṣiʾ (Gelb AS 21, 25) | Gelb AS 21 25 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | míḏ̣í (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 16) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 16 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | míṭi (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 16); míṭa (SLOnline 7735) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 16; SLOnline 7735 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | Neo-Punic mʿṣʾ (Krahmalkov 303) | Krahmalkov 303 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | mṭʾ (HALOT 619) | HALOT 619 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.