# \*mašaš-: 'feel'

> Proto-Semitic *mašaš-, 'feel': reflexes in 14 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 | \*mašaš- |
| Meaning | 'feel' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aramaic | MŠŠ (CAL s.v. mšš) | CAL s.v. mšš; Anderson–Moser 2024 root mšš | gloss withheld |
| Geez | marsasa 'feel' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root mšš |  |
| Hebrew | mašaš 'feel' (BDB 606) | BDB 606; Anderson–Moser 2024 root mšš |  |
| Amharic | mʷassäsä (LGz. 360) | LGz. 360 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | ms₁s₁ (LGz. 360; Sabaweb lemma 4562) | LGz. 360; Sabaweb lemma 4562 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | môsī (LGz. 360) | LGz. 360 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | maš (mšš) (LGz. 360) | LGz. 360 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | mašāšu (LGz. 360) | LGz. 360 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | mšš (LGz. 360; MD 280) | LGz. 360; MD 280 |  |
| Tigrinya | masäsä, masäwä (LGz. 360) | LGz. 360 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | mässa (mss), masäsa (LGz. 360) | LGz. 360 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | māša (LGz. 360) | LGz. 360 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | mʷašä (LGz. 360) | LGz. 360 |  |
| Arabic | massa 'touch, feel' (Lane 2711) | Lane 2711 |  |

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.