*mīna ʾīdaʕ: 'perhaps (lit. what do I know?)'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*mīna ʾīdaʕ
Meaning	'perhaps (lit. what do I know?)'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Akkadian	minde (CAD M₂ 83, AHw. 655 apud SEDonline 2123)	CAD M₂ 83, AHw. 655; SEDonline 2123	gloss withheld
Ugaritic	mndˁ (DULAT 554–555; Watson 2007: 94 apud SEDonline 2123)	DULAT 554–555; Watson 2007: 94; SEDonline 2123	gloss withheld

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Notes

Areal *mīna ˀīdaˁ 'what I know?' (Kogan 2015: 338; AHw. 655; Tropper 2000: 146 apud SEDonline 2123). Formally or semantically similar are Hbr. maddūaˁ 'why?' (HALOT 548), OffArm. mdˁm 'something' (DNWSI 598), Gz. ˀəndāˁi 'perhaps' (CDG 28), Soq. ɛ́daˁ, ɛdáˁ 'perhaps' (LS 53) (Kogan 2015: 338 apud SEDonline 2123).

Updated 25 October 2026

*mīna ʾīdaʕ: 'perhaps (lit. what do I know?)'

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