*mzʾ/y: 'to suck out, press out fluid'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*mzʾ/y
Meaning'to suck out, press out fluid'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Phoenicianmzh (T 167)T 167gloss withheld
Hebrew*מָזֶה, cs. pl. מְזֵי (HALOT 564)HALOT 564gloss withheld
Arabicmazza (HALOT 564)HALOT 564gloss withheld
Akkadianmazāʾu, mazû (AHw. 637 apud HALOT 564); mazâʔu, mazû (CAD M/1 439)AHw. 637; HALOT 564; CAD M/1 439gloss withheld

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Notes

Tomback (T 167) compares Soq. mzz, and beside them Heb. māṣaṣ, māṣa 'to drain out', Syr. meṣaʾ and Amh. maṭammaṭa 'suck up'.

Updated 2 November 2026

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