# \*ḥasīs- {} \*ḥacīc-: 'helix, cartilages of ear'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥasīs- {} *ḥacīc-, 'helix, cartilages of ear': reflexes in 6 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 | \*ḥasīs- {} \*ḥacīc- |
| Meaning | 'helix, cartilages of ear' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2098 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʔal-ḥasīs-āni (dual) 'the two arteries behind the ears' \[BK 1 423\] | BK 1 423 |  |
| Akkadian | ḫasīsu OB on \[CAD ḫ 126\], \[AHw 330\]. | CAD ḫ 126; AHw 330 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | PB ḥisḥūs 'the cartilages forming the ear, helix, etc.' \[Ja 486-7\] | Ja 486-7 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥăsīsā, ḥasḥāsūt 'the system of cartilages of the ear, helix and antihelix' \[Ja 487\], ḥisḥūs 'the cartilages forming the ear' \[ibid.\] | Ja 487 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥasḥūsē (pl.) 'cartilages' \[Brock 245\] | Brock 245 |  |
| Eblaitic | ḫa-zi-zu-um /ḫasīsum/ \[Fron. Ebl. 167\], \[Kreb. 15\]; haₓ(ḪAL)-zu-um /ḫassum/ (VE 1253; Krebernik 1983, 42) | Fron. Ebl. 167; Kreb. 15; VE 1253; Krebernik 1983, 42 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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