# \*mdy: 'settling basin, overflow channel'

> Proto-Semitic *mdy, 'settling basin, overflow channel': reflexes in 1 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 | \*mdy |
| Meaning | 'settling basin, overflow channel' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab mdyh (Biella 266) | Biella 266 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Biella 266 compares Arabic madī 'settling basin; overflow from a basin; small stream'.

## Linked from

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

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