# \*mVḥVw-: 'erase'

> Proto-Semitic *mVḥVw-, 'erase': reflexes in 10 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 | \*mVḥVw- |
| Meaning | 'erase' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | maḥawa (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 18) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 18; Anderson–Moser 2024 root mḥw | gloss withheld |
| Punic | mḥy 'erase' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root mḥw |  |
| Arabic | maḥā (LGz. 337) | LGz. 337 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | māḥā (mḥy) (LGz. 337) | LGz. 337 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | məḥā (LGz. 337) | LGz. 337 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | mäḥawä (LGz. 337) | LGz. 337 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | \*mḥy: ymḥ, mḥ, mḥt (T 170) | T 170 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | mḥw (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 18) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 18 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic mḥy (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 96) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 96 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | mᵉḥī (HALOT 567) | HALOT 567 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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