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

> Proto-Semitic *mīna ʾīdaʕ, 'perhaps (lit. what do I know?)': reflexes in 2 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 2026-10-25.

## 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).

## Linked from

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

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