# \*ḥṣn: 'fortress'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥṣn, 'fortress': reflexes in 5 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 | \*ḥṣn |
| Meaning | 'fortress' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| 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 |

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## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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