# \*mʕd: 'to stagger, waver'

> Proto-Semitic *mʕd, 'to stagger, waver': 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*mʕd |
| Meaning | 'to stagger, waver' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | מעד qal; hif. (HALOT 609) | HALOT 609 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | mʿad (HALOT 609) | HALOT 609 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

HALOT 609 also gives Arabic maʿada 'to hurry through the land, draw the sword' and muʿida 'to be weak, sick in the stomach'.

## Linked from

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

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