*mVṯVl-: 'compare' 1, 'saying, proverb' 2

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Aramaic	mᵉtal 1 (Klein s.v. משׁל ᴵᴵ)	Klein s.v. משׁל ᴵᴵ	gloss withheld
Akkadian	mašālu 'equal'	Anderson–Moser 2024 root mṯl
Geez	masala 'like'	Anderson–Moser 2024 root mṯl
Hebrew	mšl; mōšel (HALOT 647, 648); māšāl 2 (HALOT 648)	HALOT 647, 648; HALOT 648	gloss withheld
Arabic	mṯl, miṯl (HALOT 647, 648); maṯal 2 (BK 2 1061; HALOT 648)	HALOT 647, 648; BK 2 1061; HALOT 648	gloss withheld
Epigraphic South Arabian	mṯl (HALOT 647; Sabaweb lemma 3327)	HALOT 647; Sabaweb lemma 3327	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	məṯal (LGz. 366); matlā 2 (Payne Smith 317)	LGz. 366; Payne Smith 317	gloss withheld
Mandaic Aramaic	mtl (LGz. 366)	LGz. 366
Tigrinya	mäsälä (LGz. 366)	LGz. 366	gloss withheld
Tigre	mäsla (LGz. 366)	LGz. 366
Amharic	mässälä (LGz. 366)	LGz. 366
Gafat	mässälä (LGz. 366)	LGz. 366
Argobba	mässäla (LGz. 366)	LGz. 366
Harari	mäsäla (LGz. 366)	LGz. 366
Gurage	mäsälä (LGz. 366)	LGz. 366
Phoenician	mšl 1 (Krahmalkov 317)	Krahmalkov 317	gloss withheld
Ugaritic	tmṯl 1 (DULAT 859–860)	DULAT 859–860	gloss withheld

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Updated 26 October 2026