# \*ḥVmm(-at)-: 'breast, stomach, entrails'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥVmm(-at)-, 'breast, stomach, entrails': reflexes in 6 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥVmm(-at)- |
| Meaning | 'breast, stomach, entrails' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2093 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥammām-at- 'middle of the chest, of the breast, sternum, etc.' \[BK 1 487\]. | BK 1 487 |  |
| Soqotri | QALAN-V ḥɛ́ym \[SSL LS 1460\] | SSL LS 1460 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | (?) umandu SB \[AHw 1412\]. | AHw 1412 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ḥǝmmǝto \[LH 62\] | LH 62 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | TUR ḥimto \[R Ṭūrōyo 115\] NASS ḫimta \[Tser 084\] IRAN ḫamḫamtá \[Pen 86\] | Tser 084; Pen 86 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ḥǝmmǝto 'a dish made from the entrails of goat, sheep, etc.' \[Bass 40\] | Bass 40 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.