*ḥimay-: 'defend'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *ḥimay- |
| Meaning | 'defend' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1257 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥmy i,1,19 (Lane 651); ḥmy 'to defend, protect' (BK 1 497) | Lane 651; BK 1 497 | |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḥmy (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 86); ḥmy (Al-Jallad 2026, 75); ḥmy; ḥm (imp.); mḥmy (Al-Jallad 2026, 76) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 86; Al-Jallad 2026 75; Al-Jallad 2026 76 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Qat ḥmy (LIQ 63 apud SEDonline 761); Sab ḥmy (SD 69; Sabaweb lemma 3319) | LIQ 63; SEDonline 761; SD 69; Sabaweb lemma 3319 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | aḥmí (JL 112 apud SEDonline 761) | JL 112; SEDonline 761 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | ḥōmi (ML 182 apud SEDonline 761) | ML 182; SEDonline 761 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥômāh (Biella 179); *ḥmh (HALOT 326) | Biella 179; HALOT 326 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | ḥmt (Krahmalkov 189); ḥmyt (T 108) | Krahmalkov 189; T 108 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ḥmt, pl. ḥmyt /ḥāmītu/ (UVST 125) | UVST 125 | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | EA ḫu!-mi-tu (Kogan 2015, ch. 5 §3.1 no. 35) | Kogan 2015 ch. 5 §3.1 no. 35 | gloss withheld |
| Moabite | ḥmt (T 108) | T 108 | |
| Emar | ḥāmiy: names a-bi-ḫa-ma/mi, a-bi-ḫa-mi-e, a-ḫi-ḫa-mi, àš-du-ḫa-mi (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 243) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 243 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ḥ-m-y: name ia-aḫ-ma (Alalakh) (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 243) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 243 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026