# \*maqām-: 'place'

> Proto-Semitic *maqām-, 'place': reflexes in 7 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 | \*maqām- |
| Meaning | 'place' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | maqām 'place' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root mqm |  |
| Hebrew | māqōm (HALOT 626) | HALOT 626 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | mqm 'place' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root mqm |  |
| Ugaritic | mqm 'place' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root mqm |  |
| Phoenician | mqm (HALOT 626) | HALOT 626 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | mᵉqāmā (HALOT 626) | HALOT 626 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic mqm (Al-Jallad 2026, 115) | Al-Jallad 2026 115 | gloss withheld |

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

## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.