# \*mqt: 'to fall'

> Proto-Semitic *mqt, 'to fall': reflexes in 4 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 | \*mqt |
| Meaning | 'to fall' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | maqātu/imqut (OLA80 §57.3) | OLA80 §57.3 |  |
| Eblaitic | /m-q-ṭ/: a-gu-du, la-mu-gu-du /lu=(ʾa)mquṭ=/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 37) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 37 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab mqṭt (Biella 282) | Biella 282 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | mqṭ: jamquṭ, BT jamtaqaṭ (Gelb AS 21, 25) | Gelb AS 21 25 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

OLA80 §57.3: bīt īpušu imqut 'the house which he built collapsed'. Note 1164 \*mVtVḳ- 'be sweet' has the same consonants in a different order.

## 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.