*mḫṭ: 'mucus, phlegm'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*mḫṭ
Meaning'mucus, phlegm'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabicmuḫāṭ 'mucus; snivel; what flows from the nose'; imtaḫaṭa 'he blew his nose; ejected the mucus from his nose' (Lane 2695)Lane 2695
Syrian Aramaicmāḥūṭā 'phlegm, mucus' (Payne Smith 263); 'mucus' (Brock. 380–381)Payne Smith 263; Brock. 380–381

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Notes

Brock. 380–381 sets Syriac māḥūṭā beside Arabic muḫāṭ. Arabic maḫṭ 'the act of flowing; of going forth' heads the root (Lane 2695). Not 2087 *npṭ 'to blow the nose' or 2369 *naḫ- 'phlegm'.

Updated 26 October 2026

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