*mak(i)s-: 'customs dues, customs official'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*mak(i)s-
Meaning'customs dues, customs official'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Punichmks (Krahmalkov 281)Krahmalkov 281gloss withheld
Arabicmaks- 'customs duty, toll' (BK 2 1138); maks 'tax, impost' (Lane 2729); makkās, mākis 'one who takes, or receives, what is termed maks' (Lane 2729)BK 2 1138; Lane 2729
Akkadianmākisu (CAD M/1 129); miksu (CAD M/2 63)CAD M/1 129; CAD M/2 63gloss withheld
Phoenicianmkst (T 177)T 177gloss withheld
Hebrewmekes (Num 31:28, 37–41; HALOT 581)HALOT 581gloss withheld
Aramaicmāksā 'customs, tax' (Jastrow 784)Jastrow 784
Syrian Aramaicmākes 'publican, tax-gatherer', maksā 'tribute, toll, tax' (Payne Smith 272)Payne Smith 272

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Notes

The Punic attestation links customs collection to weighing (šql), connecting fiscal and metrological vocabulary. Kaufman 1974, 72: Akkadian miksu 'tax' > Aramaic mks(ʾ) > Arabic maks; the Arabic verb and noun forms appear secondary.

Updated 22 October 2026

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