# \*ḥVkVy-: 'wait'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥVkVy-, 'wait': 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>) › [ḥ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/het/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥVkVy- |
| Meaning | 'wait' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1115 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ḥkh |  |  |
| Amorite | ḫakû: ḫi-ke-⸢e⸣-\[ma\] (ARM 26/2, 404: 39f.); ḫikītu: ḫi-ki-it (ARM 28, 77: 16–20) (Streck 2000, 91, 98); ḥ-k-w, ḥ-k-y (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 235) | Streck 2000 91, 98; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 235 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

- [ḥ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/het/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.