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Amharic
misṭ - termite; white ant
(AED 222)
misṭ, məsṭ
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PS
*mVs/ŝVṭ-
- kind of insect
(SED II No. 154)
Gez. ŝ may be purely graphical and, therefore, does not necessarily imply a lateral in PS. Judaic Aramaic šāmōṭā, šāmūṭā ‘name of species of locusts’ (Jastrow 920, Levy WT II 492, Levy IV 573) is likely related with metathesis.