*ḥVm(V)ṭ-: 'kind of snake/lizard'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ḥamaṭīṭ- 'serpent' [BK 1 493], [LA VII 277].	BK 1 493; LA VII 277
Akkadian	ḫulmittu (ḫulmiddu, ḫulmiṭṭu) SB [CAD ḫ 230], ḫulmiṭṭu [AHw. 354]	CAD ḫ 230; AHw. 354	gloss withheld
Hebrew	ḥōmäṭ (HALOT 327, 328)	HALOT 327, 328	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	ḥumṭā 'a lizard (chamoeleon)' [Ja. 435].	Ja. 435

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

Ugaritic ḫlmṯ̣ (DULAT 387), an epithet or emblem of a goddess, has the ḫ and l of Akkadian ḫulmittu.

Updated 22 October 2026