# \*ḥVm(aw)t-: 'venom, poison'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥVm(aw)t-, 'venom, poison': reflexes in 14 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥVm(aw)t- |
| Meaning | 'venom, poison' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2094 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥumat- 'poison of the scorpion' \[BK 1 498\]; ḥummat- 'poison of the scorpion' \[ibid. 486\] | BK 1 498; BK 486 |  |
| Akkadian | imtu OB \[CAD i 139\], \[AHw 379\] | CAD i 139; AHw 379 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ḥmt \[DULAT 360\] | DULAT 360 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | ZWY amūt \[LGur 53\] | LGur 53 |  |
| Geez | ḥamot \[LGz 235\] | LGz 235 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | END amot, MSQ SOD amota, CHA EŽA ENN GYE MUH GOG amʷäta \[LGur 53\] | LGur 53 |  |
| Hebrew | ḥēmā (HALOT 326) | HALOT 326 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | amot, hamot \[K 1132\] | K 1132 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥemtā 'poison' \[Brock 242\] | Brock 242 |  |
| Gafat | amotä \[LGaf 178\] | LGaf 178 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ḥamot 'bile, gall' \[Bass 40\] | Bass 40 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥmh, det. ḥämṯā (SED I 109) | SED I 109 |  |
| Aramaic | Dem. ḥmh (SED I 109) | SED I 109 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | NAssyr. ḥimta (SED I 109) | SED I 109 |  |

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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.