# \*halum(ma): 'hither, here'

> Proto-Semitic *halum(ma), 'hither, here': reflexes in 3 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 | \*halum(ma) |
| Meaning | 'hither, here' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | hălōm (HALOT 249) | HALOT 249 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | hlm, \[h\]lny (HALOT 249) | HALOT 249 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | halumma (HALOT 249) | HALOT 249 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Adverb of place, deictic hl + -um (HALOT 249).

## Linked from

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

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