# \*ḥry: 'be incumbent, be proper'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥry, 'be incumbent, be proper': reflexes in 1 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥry |
| Meaning | 'be incumbent, be proper' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ḥr (Biella 188) | Biella 188 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Biella 188 compares Arabic ḥry (Dt) 'need to' and ḥarī 'proper, right'.

## Linked from

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

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