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

> Proto-Semitic *mzʾ/y, 'to suck out, press out fluid': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*mzʾ/y |
| Meaning | 'to suck out, press out fluid' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenician | mzh (T 167) | T 167 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | \*מָזֶה, cs. pl. מְזֵי (HALOT 564) | HALOT 564 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | mazza (HALOT 564) | HALOT 564 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | mazāʾu, mazû (AHw. 637 apud HALOT 564); mazâʔu, mazû (CAD M/1 439) | AHw. 637; HALOT 564; CAD M/1 439 | gloss 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'.

## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.