# \*mwn: 'FOOD'

> Epigraphic South Arabian headword *mwn, 'FOOD': 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 |
|---|---|
| Headword | \*mwn |
| Meaning | 'FOOD' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab mwn (SD 89; Biella 269) (Sabaweb lemma 4576) | SD 89; Biella 269; Sabaweb lemma 4576 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | Ar mūnaᵗ (DoJRAS'68/14; Biella 269). | Biella 269 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ma-na /mawn=a/, ma-na-a /mawnay(n)/, cstr. mu-nu /mūn/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 61) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 61 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | mânu (CAD M/1 228) | CAD M/1 228 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Headword from Epigraphic South Arabian (Beeston 1982; Biella 1982), not a comparative reconstruction.

## Linked from

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

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