# \*mVšVl-: 'to rule' 1, 'royal' 2

> Proto-Semitic *mVšVl-, 'to rule' 1, 'royal' 2: reflexes in 4 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 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*mVšVl- |
| Meaning | 'to rule' 1, 'royal' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenician | mšl (T 202); hmšl 1 (Krahmalkov 317) | T 202; Krahmalkov 317 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | mšl 2 (T 202); N.Pu. mšlt 1 (T 203); Neo-Punic hmšlm 1 (Krahmalkov 317) | T 202; T 203; Krahmalkov 317 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | מָשַׁל 1; hif. 1 (HALOT 647) | HALOT 647 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | mšl 1 (DNWSI 702) | DNWSI 702 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Tomback (T 202) compares Anc. Aram. mšl.

## Linked from

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

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