*ḥwr: 'be black and white'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ḥwr
Meaning'be black and white'
BasisSED
SEDSEDonline semet 3016

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabicʔaḥwariy- 'white, that has white skin', ʔaḥwar- 'that has large eyes, of a beautiful black, [such] that the white that surrounds them...' (Lane 666)Lane 666
Mehriḥöwargloss withheld
Soqotriḥohar, ḥeyhorgloss withheld
Harsusiḥewergloss withheld
Mandaic Aramaichi/auaragloss withheld
Jibbaliḥōrgloss withheld
Hebrewḥwrgloss withheld
Judaic Aramaicḥiwwār-gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaicḥewwār-gloss withheld
AramaicOff ḥwrygloss withheld
Biblical Aramaicḥiwwār (HALOT BArm. s.v. חִוָּר)HALOT BArm. s.v. חִוָּרgloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026

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