# \*ḥVrVṣ́-: 'be yellow' 1, 'potash, quicklime' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ḥVrVṣ́-, 'be yellow' 1, 'potash, quicklime' 2: reflexes in 6 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥVrVṣ́- |
| Meaning | 'be yellow' 1, 'potash, quicklime' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | mḥrḍw 1 (HALOT 356) | HALOT 356 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ḥariḍa 1 (HALOT 356) | HALOT 356 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥrāʿā 1 (HALOT 356; Payne Smith 158) | HALOT 356; Payne Smith 158 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | \*ḥrṣ 1 (HALOT 356) | HALOT 356 |  |
| Punic | Neo-Punic ḥrṣ 2, in bḥrṣ (Krahmalkov 197) | Krahmalkov 197 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ḥrṣ 2 (DULAT 365) | DULAT 365 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Krahmalkov 197 compares Ug. ḥrẓ and Ar. ḥurḍ 'potash' 2, and cites 2 Aqht VI 36/37 ḥrṣ 'potash'.

## Linked from

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

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