# \*mi/ut-: 'husband', 'man'

> Proto-Semitic *mi/ut-, 'husband', 'man': reflexes in 6 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*mi/ut- |
| Meaning | 'husband', 'man' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 39 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | mutu OAkk (CAD M/2 313) | CAD M/2 313 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | mit |  | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | mt |  | gloss withheld |
| Geez | mǝt LGz 371 | LGz 371 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | pl. mǝtīm |  | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | mut- (George and Krebernik 2022, 155); mutu (Buck 2019, 329) | George and Krebernik 2022 155; Buck 2019, 329 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

OLA80 §63.6: Oromo mot- 'chief', Hausa mutum 'man' and perhaps Tuareg tamtut/tamtet 'woman' are linked with Semitic mut- 'man'.

## Linked from

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

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