# \*ḥVwār-: 'young camel'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥVwār-, 'young camel': reflexes in 5 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 | \*ḥVwār- |
| Meaning | 'young camel' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2446 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥuwār-, ḥiwār- 'young camel recently born, or up to the time of weaning' \[BK 1 511\], \[Lane 666\], \[LA IV 221\]. | BK 1 511; Lane 666; LA IV 221 |  |
| Mehri | ḥǝwōr \[LM 195\]. | LM 195 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ḥewōr \[JH 64\]. | JH 64 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ḥǝwar \[LH 89\]. | LH 89 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḥwr (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 88) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 88 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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