# \*hnd: 'to be languid, slack, drowsy'

> Proto-Semitic *hnd, 'to be languid, slack, drowsy': reflexes in 6 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*hnd |
| Meaning | 'to be languid, slack, drowsy' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2282 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | hnd (II) 'to not have the strength to do something, to be very slow to do something' \[BK 2 1452\] | BK 2 1452 |  |
| Mehri | hōnǝd \[JM 158\] | JM 158 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | hénod \[LS 145\]; ʸhéned, ʸhénod (SLOnline 4029) | LS 145; SLOnline 4029 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | hēned \[JH 52\] | JH 52 |  |
| Tigre | hǝnǝd gäʔa, tähannädä \[LH 19\]. | LH 19 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ohúnd \[JJ 97\] | JJ 97 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.