# \*hḏw: 'to cut'

> Proto-Semitic *hḏw, 'to cut': 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*hḏw |
| Meaning | 'to cut' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | hdy (DULAT 330; SEDonline 1406) | DULAT 330; SEDonline 1406 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | hḏw (LA 15 420 apud SEDonline 1406) | LA 15 420; SEDonline 1406 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

PCS \*hḏw 'to cut' (Kogan 2015: 319 apud SEDonline 1406). Cf. 1169 \*hVḏVy/w- 'to be mad, talk without sense'.

## Linked from

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

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