# \*21F

> Linear A syllabic *21F, proposed: ha.

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**Status: proposed.** A proposed value.

Evidence: As a class (h ḥ ḫ), 7/11 word types, and no rival class above 8/11, so root shape does not decide. In context H gives \*21F-\*118 ḥiṭṭa 'wheat' (KH 88, ZA 5a), \*21F-TU-NE hatune 'son-in-law' (HT 7b, HT 87, HT 117b), \*21F-JA-DU Ḥayya-Addu and TU-\*21F-RI-NA ṭuhārīna. HT Scribe 11 writes \*21F-TU-NE (HT 7b, a roster of men) and QE-TU-NE (HT 12, among goods), keeping \*21F apart from Q.

## Phonetic value

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Value | /ha/ |
| Alternates | none |
| Linear B | no Linear B counterpart recorded |
| Neutralization class | none |

### Forms cited for the value

- TU-\*21F-RI-NA = ṭuhārīna "the pure ones" (√ṭ-h-r)—unique to /h/, no other C fits ṭ-X-r
- \*21F-JA-DU = ḥayya-Addu "Addu lives" (√ḥ-y-y; cf. Amorite ḪAJJ-A + DN names, Gelb AS 21 nos. 1651–1653)
- \*21F-TU-NE = ḥātān "bridegroom" (HT 7b, 87, 117b)
- JA-\*21F = Yāh, beside PU-RA₂ on HT 28b
- \*21F-\*118 = ḥṭt "wheat" (KH 88 before figs; ZA 5a with wine), if \*118 = ṭa
- A-SE-TU-\*21F = Aštuḫḫa "Female" (PH 2), Hurrian ḫ: Nuzi ᶠAš-du-uḫ-ḫa-a-a (NPN 37)

### Note

An optional H-sign covering h, ḥ and ḫ, as cuneiform's Ḫ-series writes West Semitic ḥ and ḫ alike. H is ordinarily unwritten, as in Linear B, where a₂ (ha) is optional: pa-we-a 88 times, pa-we-a₂ 9. The syllabic use did not pass into Linear B, which kept \*21 as qi and the sheep ideograms. Standing alone with a numeral, \*21F is the logogram OVISf (ewe): HT 132, ZA 9, ZA 26a. No word is yet attested both with and without \*21F.

## Lexicon words written with this sign

| Word | Proposed reading | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| \*21F-\*118 | ḥiṭṭa | Candidate |
| \*21F-RI-TU-QA | ha-ritūqa | Speculative |
| \*21F-TU-NE | hatune | Candidate |
| A-DA-\*21F-RI | ha-dāhari | Candidate |
| A-SE-TU-\*21F | Aštuḫḫa | Speculative |
| NA-\*21F-NE-MI-NA | naḫnemina | Speculative |
| TU-\*21F-RI-NA | ṭuhārīna | Probable |
| U-NU-\*21F | Unuḫu | Speculative |

## Linked from

- [Syllabic signs](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/lexicon/signs/syllabic/index.md>)

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