# \*ḥamad-: 'ashes'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥamad-, 'ashes': reflexes in 11 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 | \*ḥamad- |
| Meaning | 'ashes' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3005 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | iḥtadama |  | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ḥamäd (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.5 no. 2) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.5 no. 2 |  |
| Geez | ḥāmad LGz 231-2 | LGz 231 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Arabic | Daṯ ḥamad |  | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | amäd (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.5 no. 2) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.5 no. 2 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | hamäd |  | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ḥamäd (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.5 no. 2), ḥämäḵʷǝsti | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.5 no. 2 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Sod amäd (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.5 no. 2) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.5 no. 2 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | ḥamäd (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.5 no. 2) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.5 no. 2 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Sel. Wol. Zwy. amäd (EDG 47 apud SEDonline 870) | EDG 47; SEDonline 870 | gloss withheld |
| Gafat | əmädaǯ (Leslau 1956:176 apud SEDonline 870) | Leslau 1956:176; SEDonline 870 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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