# \*ḥVruṯ-: 'till' 1, 'plow' 2, 'plowland' 3

> Proto-Semitic *ḥVruṯ-, 'till' 1, 'plow' 2, 'plowland' 3: reflexes in 21 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 | \*ḥVruṯ- |
| Meaning | 'till' 1, 'plow' 2, 'plowland' 3 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1661 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥrṯ \[-u-\] 2 (BK 1, 403) | BK 1, 403 |  |
| Akkadian | erēšu 1 (CAD E 284) | CAD E 284 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ḥarsa 2 |  |  |
| Ugaritic | ḥrṯ 2 |  |  |
| Geez | ḥarasa 2 |  |  |
| Gurage | aräsä 2 |  |  |
| Phoenician | ḥrš 2 (T 115; Krahmalkov 198) | T 115; Krahmalkov 198 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥrš 2 (HALOT 357) | HALOT 357 |  |
| Punic | ḥrt (T 115) | T 115 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | arräsä 2 |  |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab m-ḥrṯ-t 3 (Sabaweb lemma 4379); Qat. ḥrṯ 2 (Ricks 1982 s.v. ḥrṯ) | Sabaweb lemma 4379; Ricks 1982 s.v. ḥrṯ | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥrt |  |  |
| Gafat | arräsä 2 |  |  |
| Tigrinya | ḥaräsä 2 |  |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | hrt (LGz. 243) | LGz. 243 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | ḥaräsa (LGz. 243) | LGz. 243 |  |
| Argobba | harräsa (LGz. 243) | LGz. 243 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥrt (HALOT 357) | HALOT 357 | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | a/iḫrišu (HALOT 357) | HALOT 357 |  |
| Amorite | ḫiršu 3: ḫi-ri-iš (ARM 23, 590: 14) (Streck 2000, 98) | Streck 2000 98 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ma-la/ra-sum, má-ra-šim /maḥraṯ/ 3 (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 252) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 252 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Akkadian errēšu 'tenant farmer, cultivator' (CAD E 304) is the agent noun of erēšu.

## Linked from

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

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