# \*mVʒ(r)-: 'k. of wine or beer'

> Proto-Semitic *mVʒ(r)-, 'k. of wine or beer': reflexes in 7 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 | \*mVʒ(r)- |
| Meaning | 'k. of wine or beer' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3173 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | mzz V 'to taste wine', muzz- 'wine very pleasant to the taste; a slightly tart taste of the wine or of a fruit, e.g. of the pomegranate' BK 2 1098; mizr- 'a kind of drink made from millet', mazar- 'a kind of intoxicating drink prepared from wheat' (BK 2 1099) | BK 2 1098; BK 2 1099 |  |
| Akkadian | mizʔu (CAD M/2 148); mazû adj. OA, SB (CAD M/1 439) | CAD M/2 148; CAD M/1 439 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | mzz |  |  |
| Geez | mazara, mǝzr (LGz. 379) | LGz. 379 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. mzr-m (SD 89) | SD 89 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | mzz |  |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | mzz |  |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Hebrew 'to mix wine', 'mixed wine' is מזג, מֶזֶג (mzg, mäzäg), another root (HALOT 564).

## Linked from

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

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