# \*mōʕēd-: 'appointed time, festival; assembly'

> Proto-Semitic *mōʕēd-, 'appointed time, festival; assembly': reflexes in 5 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 | \*mōʕēd- |
| Meaning | 'appointed time, festival; assembly' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | mīʕād- 'appointed time' (BK 2, 1566) | BK 2, 1566 |  |
| Ugaritic | mʕd (DULAT 514) | DULAT 514 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | mōʕēd (HALOT 558) | HALOT 558 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | mawʕad 'appointed time or place; arrival' (Payne Smith 258) | Payne Smith 258 |  |
| Canaanite | EG SYLL mu₃=ʿid /\*môʿid/ (Hoch 126) | Hoch 126 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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