# \*ḥi/ab(V)r-: 'spot on the skin, bruise, wound'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥi/ab(V)r-, 'spot on the skin, bruise, wound': reflexes in 7 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 | \*ḥi/ab(V)r- |
| Meaning | 'spot on the skin, bruise, wound' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2085 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥibr- 'mark of beating; a healed wound' \[Lane 499\] | Lane 499 |  |
| Soqotri | ḥábǝ́r \[JM 165\], QALAN-V ḥǟ́̄bǝr \[SSL 4 88\] | JM 165; SSL 4 88 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | ibāru SB \[CAD i 1\], \[AHw 363\] | CAD i 1; AHw 363 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ḥǝbǝrbǝre \[LGz 224\]. | LGz 224 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥabbūrā (HALOT 285); ḥăbarbūrōt (HALOT 288) | HALOT 285; HALOT 288 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥabburtā \[Ja 417\]; ḥäbrī \[DJPA 186b apud CAL\] | Ja 417; DJPA 186b; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥǝbārtā 'wound; horny skin' \[Brock 212\] | Brock 212 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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