# \*mḫṭ: 'mucus, phlegm'

> Proto-Semitic *mḫṭ, 'mucus, phlegm': 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*mḫṭ |
| Meaning | 'mucus, phlegm' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | muḫāṭ 'mucus; snivel; what flows from the nose'; imtaḫaṭa 'he blew his nose; ejected the mucus from his nose' (Lane 2695) | Lane 2695 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | māḥūṭā 'phlegm, mucus' (Payne Smith 263); 'mucus' (Brock. 380–381) | Payne Smith 263; Brock. 380–381 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## 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'.

## Linked from

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

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