# \*miṭar-: 'streaming water' 1, 'rain' 2

> Proto-Semitic *miṭar-, 'streaming water' 1, 'rain' 2: reflexes in 12 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 | \*miṭar- |
| Meaning | 'streaming water' 1, 'rain' 2 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 716 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | maṭar- 2 (Lane 2722) | Lane 2722 |  |
| Akkadian | miṭirtu 1 |  |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | miṭr- |  |  |
| Ugaritic | mṭr 2 (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.1 no. 4) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.1 no. 4 |  |
| Modern Arabic | Mec maṭar |  |  |
| Modern Aramaic | Urm miṭr- |  |  |
| Hebrew | māṭār 2 (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.1 no. 4) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.1 no. 4 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | meṭr- 2 |  |  |
| Aramaic | Pal mṭr |  |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab mṭr (Biella 273) (SD 88; Sabaweb lemma 2279) | Biella 273; SD 88; Sabaweb lemma 2279 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | mṭr: jamṭar, maṭarum (Gelb AS 21, 26); maṭar (Buck 2019, 329) | Gelb AS 21 26; Buck 2019, 329 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic mṭr (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 100); mṭr 2; mṭrt 2; ʾmṭr 2; Dadanitic mṭr (Al-Jallad 2026, 95) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 100; Al-Jallad 2026 95 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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