# \*ḥbr: 'to be cold'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥbr, 'to be cold': reflexes in 3 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 | \*ḥbr |
| Meaning | 'to be cold' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 467 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | ḥəbūr (ML 165 apud SEDonline 467); ḥáybər (ML 164–165 apud SEDonline 467) | ML 165; SEDonline 467; ML 164–165 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ḥōr (JL 101 apud SEDonline 467); ḥēr (JL 101 apud SEDonline 467) | JL 101; SEDonline 467 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ḥö́bhor (LS 160; CSOL I 552; CSOL II 473 apud SEDonline 467); ḥéber (LS 160; CSOL I 552 apud SEDonline 467) | LS 160; SEDonline 467 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Proto-MSA \*ḥbr 'to be cold' (SEDonline 467).

## Linked from

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

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