# \*ḥaḏ(V)y-: 'breast'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥaḏ(V)y-, 'breast': 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 | \*ḥaḏ(V)y- |
| Meaning | 'breast' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2086 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandaic Aramaic | hadia \[DM 116\] | DM 116 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | ḥădṓhī (pl.? du.? suff.) 'breast' (BDB 1092) | BDB 1092 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | MLH ḥazyo \[J Mlah 177\] | J Mlah 177 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥāzǟ (HALOT 301) | HALOT 301 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥadyā 'breast, chest, bosom' \[Ja 426\] | Ja 426 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥadyā 'breast, chest' \[Brock 216\] | Brock 216 |  |
| Emar | ḫa-zé-ti, ḫa-zé-ti₇ /ḥaðêtu/ (Pentiuc 2001, 62–63) | Pentiuc 2001 62–63 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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