# \*marzVḥ-: 'cultic banquet, ritual sodality, funerary feast'

> Proto-Semitic *marzVḥ-, 'cultic banquet, ritual sodality, funerary feast': reflexes in 8 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 | \*marzVḥ- |
| Meaning | 'cultic banquet, ritual sodality, funerary feast' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punic | mrzḥ ʾlm (Krahmalkov 311) | Krahmalkov 311 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | mrzḥ (DULAT 574); KTU 1.114 describes El's marzeaḥ | DULAT 574; KTU 1 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | mrzḥ, in lmrzḥ šmš, on a goblet (Krahmalkov 311) | Krahmalkov 311 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | marzēaḥ (Jer 16:5; Amos 6:7; HALOT 634) | HALOT 634 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | mrzḥ (DNWSI 691) | DNWSI 691 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | marzᵉḥā (HALOT 634) | HALOT 634 |  |
| Eblaitic | cf. mar-za-u₉ /marza/iḥ/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 51) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 51 | gloss withheld |
| Emar | mar-za-ḫu, mar-za-ḫa-ni /marzaḥu/, /marzaḥānu/ (Pentiuc 2001, 124–125) | Pentiuc 2001 124–125 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Institutional ritual vocabulary—not just a cultic noun but a formal social institution with dedicated vessels, premises, and membership lists. The Phoenician and Ugaritic attestations both link mrzḥ to dedicated drinking vessels.

## 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.