# \*ḥzy: 'see'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥzy, 'see': reflexes in 18 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 | \*ḥzy |
| Meaning | 'see' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3066 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥazā, ḥāzin |  | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ḥäza |  | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | hza |  |  |
| Ugaritic | ? ḥdy (DULAT 351) | DULAT 351 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Wol anže (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 9) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 9 |  |
| Gurage | Sod ažžäm, Cha až/šäm |  |  |
| Biblical Aramaic | ḥzy (CAL s.v. ḥzy) | CAL s.v. ḥzy |  |
| Phoenician | ḥzy; ḥz, ḥzt (T 101) | T 101 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | Urm ḥzy |  |  |
| Hebrew | ḥdy/ḥzy (HALOT 292, 301); ḥazah | HALOT 292, 301 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | ayyä (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 9) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 9 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥzy (Payne Smith 136) | Payne Smith 136 |  |
| Gafat | aǯǯä (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 9) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 9 |  |
| Argobba | hanǯa (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 9) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 9 |  |
| Aramaic | ḤZY (Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 357) | Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 357 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | ḥzy; N.Pu. mḥzt (T 170) | T 170 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | ḥēǧa \[LHar 81\] | LHar 81 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | a-za /ʾaḥḏay/, ʔà₅-ša-num (= Sum. IGI.BAR.DA) /ḥ-ḏ-y/; names ʔà-za-um, ʔà-za-a-du, ʔà-za-za-ḫir (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 233); u₉-zú /ḥuḏw/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 233); ʔà-zi-um (= Sum. INIM.A:ZU₅) /ḥāḏiy/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 233); /ḥaḏiy/: names ʔà-zi, ʔà-šè, ʔà-šè-nu, ʔà-zi-lum (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 233); ʔà-za-zu (= Sum. INIM.A:ZU₅) /ḥaḏḏāḏ/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 233) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 233 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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