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

> Proto-Semitic *humṣ-, 'birth-mark, scar on the skin': reflexes in 2 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [H](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/h/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-24.

## Root

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

## Reflexes

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

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## Notes

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

## Linked from

- [H](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/h/index.md>)

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