# \*ḥVm(V)ṭ-: 'kind of snake/lizard'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥVm(V)ṭ-, 'kind of snake/lizard': reflexes in 4 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 | \*ḥVm(V)ṭ- |
| Meaning | 'kind of snake/lizard' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2394 |

## Reflexes

| 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.

## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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