*mṣ̂y: 'to penetrate, cut (of a weapon, a wound)'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*mṣ̂y
Meaning	'to penetrate, cut (of a weapon, a wound)'
Basis	project

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab mḍytm (Biella 282); mḍyt (SD 84); mḍyt (Sabaweb lemma 3110)	Biella 282; SD 84; Sabaweb lemma 3110	gloss withheld
Arabic	maḍā 'it (a sword) cut; penetrated; was sharp' (Lane 3021)	Lane 3021

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

Lane 3021 gives maḍā 'he advanced, passed, went' as the verb's first sense. Biella 282 sets Arabic maḍā 'penetrate, go deeper' beside the Sabaic.

Updated 28 October 2026