# \*ḥṣṣ: 'part, portion; section of land'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥṣṣ, 'part, portion; section of land': reflexes in 1 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥṣṣ |
| Meaning | 'part, portion; section of land' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ḥṣṣm (Biella 184) | Biella 184 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Biella 184 compares Arabic ḥiṣṣaᵗ, pl. ḥiṣaṣ 'part, portion', and Post-Biblical Hebrew ḥāṣaṣ 'cut off, divide'.

## Linked from

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

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