# \*ḥbṭ: 'to perish, be lost'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥbṭ, 'to perish, be lost': reflexes in 2 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥbṭ |
| Meaning | 'to perish, be lost' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | /ḥ-b-ṭ/ (DULAT 349) | DULAT 349 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ḥabaṭa 'to become null, to perish' (Lane 501) | Lane 501 |  |

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

## Notes

Syllabic Ugaritic ḫa-ba-ṭu (DULAT 349).

## Linked from

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

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