# \*ḥṯ̣ṯ̣: 'to be lucky, happy; luck, fortune'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥṯ̣ṯ̣, 'to be lucky, happy; luck, fortune': 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥṯ̣ṯ̣ |
| Meaning | 'to be lucky, happy; luck, fortune' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | ḥṯ̣t (DULAT 378; SEDonline 1560) | DULAT 378; SEDonline 1560 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ḥaḏ̣ḏ̣- (Lane 595 apud SEDonline 1560); ḥḏ̣y (Lane 595 apud SEDonline 1560) | Lane 595; SEDonline 1560 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. ḥṯ̣y (SD 75 apud SEDonline 1560); Sab. yḥtṯ̣yw (SD 75 apud SEDonline 1560); Min. ḥṯ̣y (ML 51 apud SEDonline 1560) | SD 75; SEDonline 1560; ML 51 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | ḥəḏ̣ (ML 167 apud SEDonline 1560) | ML 167; SEDonline 1560 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | /ḥ-ṯ̣-ṯ̣/: cf. name ʔà-zu-ga-ru₁₂ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 259) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 259 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | ḥṣy (Krahmalkov 194) | Krahmalkov 194 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

PWS \*ḥṯ̣ṯ̣ 'to be lucky' (Kogan 2015: 327 apud SEDonline 1560), set under PS \*ḥVṯ̣ṯ̣- 'arrow' (SEDonline 1559; K0767).

## Linked from

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

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