# \*mayšar-: 'justice, rectitude'

> Proto-Semitic *mayšar-, 'justice, rectitude': reflexes in 6 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*mayšar- |
| Meaning | 'justice, rectitude' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | mīšaru (CAD M₂ 116, AHw. 659 apud SEDonline 1854) | CAD M₂ 116, AHw. 659; SEDonline 1854 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ma-sa-lu-um /mayšārum/ (VE 1057, Kogan–Krebernik 2021b: 683 apud SEDonline 1854) | VE 1057, Kogan–Krebernik 2021b: 683; SEDonline 1854 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | mšr (DULAT 586; SEDonline 1854) | DULAT 586; SEDonline 1854 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | mšrt (DNWSI 706) | DNWSI 706 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | mīšōr (HALOT 578 apud SEDonline 1854) | HALOT 578; SEDonline 1854 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | mayšur: name mi-šu-ri (Alalakh) (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 378) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 378 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Areal reconstruction \*mayšar- 'justice, rectitude' (DULAT 586; SEDonline 1854). Ebl. ma-sa-lu-um = AMA.GI₄. DULAT 586 derives Ugr. mšr from \*yšr and gives mšrt 'justice' (DNWSI 706) as Punic.

## Linked from

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

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