*māwit-: 'death; Mot (god of death)'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*māwit-
Meaning'death; Mot (god of death)'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabicmawt- 'death' (BK 2, 1165)BK 2, 1165
Akkadianmūtu (CAD M/2 313)CAD M/2 313gloss withheld
Ugariticmt (DULAT 589)DULAT 589gloss withheld
Phoenicianmt (T 204)T 204gloss withheld
Hebrewmāwet (HALOT 563)HALOT 563gloss withheld
GreekΜουθ (OLA80 §21.9,13)OLA80 §21.9,13gloss withheld
Epigraphic South ArabianSab mwt (SD 89; Biella 269, 270; Sabaweb lemma 2828); Qat. mwt (Ricks 1982 s.v. mwt)SD 89; Biella 269, 270; Sabaweb lemma 2828; Ricks 1982 s.v. mwtgloss withheld
Geezmāwtā (LGz. 376)LGz. 376gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaicmīt 'dead' (Payne Smith 269)Payne Smith 269
Pre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic mt (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 100); Dadanitic mt; Thamudic D mt (Al-Jallad 2026, 96)Al-Jallad–Jaworska 100; Al-Jallad 2026 96gloss withheld
Amoriteyamūt (Buck 2019, 329)Buck 2019, 329gloss withheld
Eblaiticma-tim /mawt, mōt/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 63); é ma-tim /bayt mawtim/ (Fronzaroli 1995, 53)Sanmartín GlOS 2, 63; Fronzaroli 1995, 53gloss withheld
Aramaicmwt (DNWSI 607)DNWSI 607gloss withheld

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Notes

Biconsonantal CūC verb class alongside *kwn and *qwm (Lipiński OLA80 §44.5-8). Heb māwet < *mawt shows aw > āwe diphthong expansion; Phoenician Μουθ /Mūt/ shows aw > ū monophthongization; Syriac construct mūt vs full mawtā (Lipiński OLA80 §22.6, §22.10). The noun 'plague, pestilence' is 3619.

Updated 22 October 2026

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