v. (Ib)

a. ḷaḷ yeṭáˁam ḥéyhe bíľeʰ be-ḥe yešmaṭíḳin bíľeʰ keʰ miṭáḳoʰ wa-keʰ ribóˁoʰ wa-keʰ ṣiḳároʰ wa-miľóḥoʰ wa-míroʰ ‘When someone puts something in his mouth to taste it, he examines its taste, whether it is sweet or insipid or too sweet or salty or bitter’ (field notes)

b. ḳíḥaf hin šúrbaʰ di-škéroʰ wa-miṭáḳoʰ ‘A good and tasty soup was offered to us’ (ad-Daˁrhi et al. 2019:552)

perfect 3 sg. f. miṭáḳoʰ

• méṭaḳ sweet
• matéṭaḳ 1. to be sweet; 2. to be tasty
• di-meṭaḳáno a sort of date-palm
• emṭeḳ to give to taste, to treat
• šemṭeḳ to find something tasty
• šemáṭiḳ to recognize the taste, to feel the taste; to anticipate the taste of food, to smack one’s lips