*ḥṣn: 'fortress'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ḥiṣn 'a fortress; a fort; a fortified place' (Lane 586)	Lane 586
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab ḥṣn (Biella 183); Sab mḥṣn (SD 72–73)	Biella 183; SD 72–73	gloss withheld
Soqotri	ḥoṣon (LGz. 247)	LGz. 247	gloss withheld
Geez	ḥəṣn (LGz. 247)	LGz. 247	gloss withheld
Aramaic	ḥsn (DNWSI 393)	DNWSI 393	gloss withheld

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

Syriac ḥesnā 'fortress, citadel, rampart' (Payne Smith 152), compared at LGz. 247, has s for *ṣ.

Updated 25 October 2026