*ḥlm: 'to dream; to have nocturnal ejaculations when dreaming'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *ḥlm |
| Meaning | 'to dream; to have nocturnal ejaculations when dreaming' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2263 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥlm 'to dream something; to have a nocturnal emission' [BK 1 482] | BK 1 482 | |
| Mehri | ḥáylǝm (yǝḥlōm) [JM 179]; ǝḥtǝlūm [ibid.] | JM 179 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ḥlm [LS 176] | LS 176 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ḥáylem [JH 59] | JH 59 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ḥalmä, täḥallämä [LH 53] | LH 53 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | ḥlm [T 105] | T 105 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | HLM [DM 149], also (ethpa.) [ibid.] | DM 149 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ḥlm [DULAT 356] | DULAT 356 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ḥalama [LGz 230] | LGz 230 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ḥélm (yaḥlúm) [JJ 110]; ḥɔ́tlǝm, aḥtélím [ibid.] | JJ 110 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥlm (HALOT 320). | HALOT 320 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | allämä. | gloss withheld | |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | SAB ḥlm [SD 68; Sabaweb lemma 1644]; ḥlmt [ibid.]; Sab. mḥtlm [Bron 75] | SD 68; Sabaweb lemma 1644; Bron 75 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥălam, ḥălīm; ḥălēm (n.) [Ja 471]; ḥălēm, det. ḥylmh, pl. ḥälmīn [DJPA 203b apud CAL]; ḥlm [DJPA 203b apud CAL] | Ja 471; DJPA 203b; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥəlam 'he dreamed' [Brock 234], ʔetḥəlamlam 'he suffered from nocturnal emissions' [ibid.] | Brock 234 | |
| Aramaic | OLD OFF HTR ḥlm [HJ 375-6] | HJ 375-6 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ḥalämä 'to dream' [Bass 33]; cf. ḥǝlǝmḥǝlǝm bälä 'to be shy, to be timid and bashful, e.g. a boy in front of strangers' [ibid. 34] | Bass 33; Bass 34 | |
| Modern Aramaic | NSyr. ḫlm [MP 58]; NAssyr. ḫɔ̄lịm [Tser. 082]; Iran. ḫᵉlmâ; Mlḥ. ḥelmo; Zkh. ḫəlma; MAL ḥlm IV [Berg 37]; HRT ḥelma [JHert 189] | MP 58; Tser. 082; Berg 37 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | ḥēlem (HALOT 317) | HALOT 317 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026