# \*ḥimār-: 'donkey'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥimār-, 'donkey': reflexes in 13 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 | \*ḥimār- |
| Meaning | 'donkey' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2440 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥimār- 'donkey' (BK 1, 490); ḥimārat- 'she-ass'; taḥmūr-, yaḥmūr- 'onager' (BK 1 490-1, Fr. I 425) | BK 1, 490; BK 1 490-1, Fr. I 425 |  |
| Akkadian | imēru (CAD I/J 110) | CAD I/J 110 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ḥmr \[DULAT 358\] | DULAT 358 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥămōr (HALOT 327); pB. ḥămōrā (Ja. 476) | HALOT 327; Ja. 476 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | ḥmr (DNWSI 383) | DNWSI 383 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥāmārā (f. ḥămārtā), ḥămār, ḥmrh (det. ḥmrth), ḥmwrh |  |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥəmārā 'ass', ḥəmārtā 'she-ass' (Brock. 241, PS 1309) | Brock. 241, PS 1309 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | Maʕl. ḥmōra (Berg. 38); JNA xmāra (Sabar 198); Tlk. xmāra; Ass. xmāra (Kuip. 90); Tur. ḫmōro (ibid.), ḥmōro (Ritter 232); Mlḥ. ḥmoro (Ja. Mlḥ. 178); Hrt. ḥmara (Ja. Hrt. 189); Krd. xma:ra (Kr. 155); NSyr. khmârâ (M 102); Azr. xmara (Garb. 340); NAssyr. ḫmārä (Tser. 084) | Berg. 38; Sabar 198; Kuip. 90; Ritter 232; Ja. Hrt. 189; Kr. 155; M 102; Garb. 340; Tser. 084 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | hamara (DM 122), humar (DM 135), himara (DM 145) | DM 122; DM 135; DM 145 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. ḥmr (SD 68; Sabaweb lemma 3049); Min. ḥmr (LM 48) | SD 68; Sabaweb lemma 3049; LM 48 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Wol. Zwy. umar, Sel. umār (LGur. 51); Cha. Eža Muh. Msq. Gog. əmar, Gye. əm̱ā̃r, Enn. ə̃m̱ār, Sod. ämar, End. äwãn (LGur. 51) | LGur. 51 |  |
| Amorite | ḥimārum (Gelb AS 21, 19); ḥimār: ḫi-ma-rum, place name ḫi-ma-ra-an (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 241) | Gelb AS 21 19; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 241 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḥmr (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 85) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 85 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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