*humṣ-: 'birth-mark, scar on the skin'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*humṣ-
Meaning	'birth-mark, scar on the skin'
Basis	reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected
SED	SEDonline semet 1651

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Akkadian	umṣatu (AHw 1418)	AHw 1418
Arabic	ḥummaṣat- (Kogan 2011, 230)	Kogan 2011 230

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Arabic ḥummaṣat- has ḥ, which points to *ḥ; Akkadian umṣatu fits *h or *ḥ.

Updated 24 October 2026