# \*maśʾ(at)-: 'contribution, payment, assessed dues, price'

> Proto-Semitic *maśʾ(at)-, 'contribution, payment, assessed dues, price': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*maśʾ(at)- |
| Meaning | 'contribution, payment, assessed dues, price' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenician | mšʾ; mšt (Krahmalkov 314); KAI 69 temple payment rules; KAI 119 civic compensation | Krahmalkov 314; KAI 69; KAI 119 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | maśśāʾ (HALOT 639); maśʾēt (Gen 43:34; HALOT 640) | HALOT 639; HALOT 640 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | mśʾt (HALOT 640) | HALOT 640 |  |

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## Notes

Direct accounting term for assessed payments and dues. The Phoenician form preserves both verbal noun (mšʾ) and derived feminine noun (mšt) with distinct administrative senses.

## Linked from

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

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