# \*muŝṭ-: 'comb'

> Proto-Semitic *muŝṭ-, 'comb': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*muŝṭ- |
| Meaning | 'comb' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | mušṭu (CAD M₂ 290, AHw. 687 apud SEDonline 1870) | CAD M₂ 290, AHw. 687; SEDonline 1870 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | mu-sa-tum /mušṭum/ (VE 1359, Kogan–Krebernik 2021b: 685 apud SEDonline 1870; Civil 2017, 152); mu-sa-tum /muSāṭ/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 54) | VE 1359, Kogan–Krebernik 2021b: 685; SEDonline 1870; Civil 2017, 152; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 54 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | mšṭ (BK 2 1110, Lane 2717 apud SEDonline 1870) | BK 2 1110, Lane 2717; SEDonline 1870 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | muSṭ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 54) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 54 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PS \*muŝṭ- 'comb' (Kogan–Krebernik 2021b, 685 apud SEDonline 1870). Kogan–Krebernik 2021a, 392 leave room for an Akkadian loan into Arabic (apud SEDonline 1870). Arb. mušṭ- 'weaving reed' (Lane 2717 apud SEDonline 1870).

## Linked from

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

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