# \*hVy/w-: 'fall (upon)' 1, 'destruction, disaster' 2

> Proto-Semitic *hVy/w-, 'fall (upon)' 1, 'destruction, disaster' 2: 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*hVy/w- |
| Meaning | 'fall (upon)' 1, 'destruction, disaster' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 468 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | hwy \[-i-\] (Lane 3046) | Lane 3046 |  |
| Harsusi | hewō |  |  |
| Jibbali | hē |  |  |
| Hebrew | hāwā (HALOT 241); hawwâ 2 (HALOT 242) | HALOT 241; HALOT 242 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | hiw bälä (TED 38 apud SEDonline 343) | TED 38; SEDonline 343 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | həwū (ML 162 apud SEDonline 343) | ML 162; SEDonline 343 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

HALOT 242 sets Syriac hawtā 'pit, abyss' and Arabic al-hāwiyat 'abyss of hell' beside Hebrew hawwâ.

## Linked from

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

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