# \*ḥay(aw)-: 'animal'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥay(aw)-, 'animal': reflexes in 10 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 | \*ḥay(aw)- |
| Meaning | 'animal' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 198 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥayaw-ān- |  |  |
| Ugaritic | ḥwt |  |  |
| Hebrew | ḥayyā |  |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥayū-t- |  |  |
| Phoenician | ḥyt (T 104) | T 104 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | ḥēwā (HALOT 310) | HALOT 310 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḥywy (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 88) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 88 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥayitaʾ (T 104) | T 104 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | hiwaʾ (T 104) | T 104 |  |
| Amorite | ḫayyatu: ḫa-ia-ti (ARM 28, 69: 3f.) (Streck 2000, 96) | Streck 2000 96 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Arabic ḥayyat and Aramaic ḥiwyā 'snake' are 3688.

## Linked from

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

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