# \*mVṣ-: 'suck'

> Proto-Semitic *mVṣ-, 'suck': reflexes in 13 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 | \*mVṣ- |
| Meaning | 'suck' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 856 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | mṣṣ a/u,1 (Lane 2717) | Lane 2717 |  |
| Mehri | meṣ (LGz. 370) | LGz. 370 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | meṣ (mṣṣ); maṣā (LGz. 370) | LGz. 370 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | muṣ (mṣṣ), mṣa (LGz. 370) | LGz. 370 |  |
| Amharic | mäṭṭäṭä (LGz. 371); mäṭmäṭä (Kogan 2011, 228) | LGz. 371; Kogan 2011 228 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | maṣäyä (LGz. 371) | LGz. 371 |  |
| Jibbali | miṣṣ (JL 175 apud SEDonline 997) | JL 175; SEDonline 997 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | MṢṢ (CAL s.v. mṣṣ) | CAL s.v. mṣṣ; Anderson–Moser 2024 root mṣṣ | gloss withheld |
| Geez | mṣṣ 'suck' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root mṣṣ |  |
| Hebrew | maṣaṣ 'drain' (BDB 595) | BDB 595; Anderson–Moser 2024 root mṣṣ |  |
| Ugaritic | mṣṣ (DULAT 582) | DULAT 582 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | mäṭäṭa \[LHar 115\] | LHar 115 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | meṣ (Kogan 2011, 228) | Kogan 2011 228 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Akkadian mazāqu 'suck' is a comparison only: its z and q do not answer \*ṣ.

## Linked from

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

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