# \*mḥq: 'to wipe out, erase; obliteration'

> Proto-Semitic *mḥq, 'to wipe out, erase; obliteration': 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 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*mḥq |
| Meaning | 'to wipe out, erase; obliteration' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic mḥq (Al-Jallad 2026, 91) | Al-Jallad 2026 91 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | hmḥq (T 172) | T 172 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Al-Jallad (2026, 91) compares Aramaic mḥq 'to wipe out, erase' (CAL, s.v. mḥq v.) and mḥq, mḥqʾ (mḥāq, mḥāqā) 'erasure' (CAL, s.v. mḥq n.). The one Safaitic attestation reads sḥq w mḥq 'total obliteration' (AWS 81).

## Linked from

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

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