# \*mšy: 'to draw out'

> Proto-Semitic *mšy, 'to draw out': 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 2026-10-28.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*mšy |
| Meaning | 'to draw out' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | mšh qal (Ex 2:10); hif. (2S 22:17, Ps 18:17) (HALOT 642) | HALOT 642 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | masā 'trahendo eduxit rem'; 'mundavit uterum cameli, equae … (extrahens semen)' (Freytag 4 180); 'introduire la main dans le vagin de la chamelle pour en tirer le sperme de l'étalon …' (BK 2 1107) | Freytag 4 180; BK 2 1107 |  |

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## Notes

HALOT 642 compares Arabic msy. Not 1030 \*ḥVlVʕ- 'pull out', 3755 \*mlq 'to pinch off, pull out'.

## Linked from

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

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