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Root m-w-t

Classical Syriac ↔ Imperial Aramaic

Both languages share identical consonants at this root —m-w-t↔ m-w-t. No Proto-Semitic sound change separates them here.

Classical Syriac

syc
root: m-w-t
  • ܡܝܬmīṯverb
    to die
  • ܡܘܬܐnoun
    death
  • ܡܬnoun
    absolute singular of ܡܬܐ
  • ܡܬverb
    alternative form of ܡܝܬ

Imperial Aramaic

arc
root: m-w-t
  • מוּתmūṯverb• tg. Onk. Gen 3:4
    masculine singular imperative of מִית (mīṯ)
  • מותאnoun• tg. Onk. Exod 9:3
    death
  • מותבאnoun• tg. Jon. 1 Kgs 10:19
    site, settlement, location
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Canonical root family: m-w-t