# \*ḥwr: 'be black and white'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥwr, 'be black and white': 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 | \*ḥwr |
| Meaning | 'be black and white' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3016 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʔaḥwariy- '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 |  |
| Mehri | ḥöwar |  | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ḥohar, ḥeyhor |  | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ḥewer |  | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | hi/auara |  | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ḥōr |  | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥwr |  | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥiwwār- |  | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥewwār- |  | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | Off ḥwry |  | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | ḥiwwār (HALOT BArm. s.v. חִוָּר) | HALOT BArm. s.v. חִוָּר | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.