disc▪ Badawi 2008 lists three main values of the root in ClassAr: 1 (of food) to be wholesome and palatable, to be digestible, food passage; 2 a human being, man, woman, wife, one person; 3 “chivalrous” character, generosity of nature, to be humane, humanity. According to this semantic grouping, MRʔ_3 ‘esophagus, gullet’ would belong to MRʔ_2 (healthy, palatable food being food that passes the esophagus), a relation that does not seem all too unlikely. In contrast, making ‘“chivalrous” character, generosity of nature, to be humane, humanity’ a separate value does not seem to be entirely justifiable, since this is clearly a semantic development from MRʔ_1 ‘man’.
▪ Since etymology is not clear yet, the variety of meanings of the “root” has been tentatively reflected in three separate values. Further research, however, may find that at least MRʔ_2 and MRʔ_3 perhaps are related, the meaning ‘be wholesome, healthful, healthy’ originally referring to what passes the esophagus. But the FaʕīL form of the latter does not really fit this assumption. – In contrast, a relation between MRʔ_2 and MRʔ_3 on the one hand, and MRʔ_1 ‘man, male’ is hardly likely.