# \*mḫr: 'to face, approach; to accept' 1, 'equivalent, price' 2

> Proto-Semitic *mḫr, 'to face, approach; to accept' 1, 'equivalent, price' 2: reflexes in 6 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*mḫr |
| Meaning | 'to face, approach; to accept' 1, 'equivalent, price' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | maḫāru 1 (CAD M₁ 50, AHw. 577 apud SEDonline 1144); maḫīru 2 (CAD M/1 92) | CAD M₁ 50, AHw. 577; SEDonline 1144; CAD M/1 92 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | mḫr 1 (Lane 2693 apud SEDonline 1144) | Lane 2693; SEDonline 1144 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. mḫr 1 (SD 84 apud SEDonline 1144) | SD 84; SEDonline 1144 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | m-ḫ-r 1 (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 33) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 33 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | i-ḫu-ma, \[a\]-ḫu-lu, ma-ḫi-la /m-ḫ-r/ 1 (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 33) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 33 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | mḫr 1 (DULAT 534); mḫr 2 (DULAT 533) | DULAT 534; DULAT 533 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PS \*mḫr 'to face' (Kogan 2015: 194 apud SEDonline 1144). Cf. 785 \*maḥār- 'tomorrow' (SEDonline 1143).

## Linked from

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

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