# \*ḥVmaṣ̂-: 'be sour; sorrel'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥVmaṣ̂-, 'be sour; sorrel': reflexes in 12 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥVmaṣ̂- |
| Meaning | 'be sour; sorrel' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1666 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥmḍ \[-a-, -u-\] (Lane 644) | Lane 644 |  |
| Akkadian | emēṣu (HALOT 329) | HALOT 329 |  |
| Harsusi | ḥameẓ |  |  |
| Hebrew | ḥmṣ; ḥāmîṣ (HALOT 328) | HALOT 328 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ḥmṣ 'to be(come) sour' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥmḍ |  |
| Tigre | ḥamḍa (HALOT 329) | HALOT 329 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥmʿ (Kogan 2011, 239) | Kogan 2011 239 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | ḥāməẑ (Kogan 2011, 239) | Kogan 2011 239 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ʾà-me-ṣu, ʾà-mi-ṣu-um (Kogan 2011, 239; VE 128; Krebernik 1983, 3); ʔà-mi-zu-um, ʔà-mi-z\[u\], ʔà-me-zu /ḥamiṣ́/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 242); /ḥamiṣum/ (= Sum. ninda-AD₆; also MEE 4 89+90 r. II 3–4) (VE 128; Bonechi 2008, 4, 7) | Kogan 2011 239; VE 128; Krebernik 1983, 3; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 242; MEE 4 89; Bonechi 2008, 4, 7 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥmʿ (Kogan 2011, 239) | Kogan 2011 239 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ḥémaẓ̂ (Kogan 2011, 239) | Kogan 2011 239 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | CPArm. ḥmʿ (HALOT 329) | HALOT 329 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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