# \*maṣṣēb-at-: 'standing stone, stela, pillar'

> Proto-Semitic *maṣṣēb-at-, 'standing stone, stela, pillar': reflexes in 8 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 | \*maṣṣēb-at- |
| Meaning | 'standing stone, stela, pillar' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic mnṣb, mṣb; nṣb; Dadanitic nṣb; Hismaic nṣb (Al-Jallad 2026, 105) | Al-Jallad 2026 105 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | mṣbt (DNWSI 676); mṣb (Krahmalkov 304) | DNWSI 676; Krahmalkov 304 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | maṣṣēbā (HALOT 620) | HALOT 620 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | Nab. mṣbʾ, mṣbtʾ; Palm. nṣbʾ (HALOT 620) | HALOT 620 |  |
| Arabic | nuṣb (HALOT 620) | HALOT 620 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | nṣb (HALOT 620; Sabaweb lemma 4686); Sab mnṣbt (Biella 311) | HALOT 620; Sabaweb lemma 4686; Biella 311 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | nṣbt, maṣibat, mṣb (HALOT 620) | HALOT 620 |  |
| Punic | mnṣbt; N.Pu. mnṣbt (T 194); N.Pu. mṣb (T 193); nṣb (DNWSI 750) | T 194; T 193; DNWSI 750 | 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.