# \*ḥtm: 'to decide; assembly'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥtm, 'to decide; assembly': 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥtm |
| Meaning | 'to decide; assembly' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥatama 'to decree, decide' (Lane 511) | Lane 511 |  |
| Eblaitic | KA.UKKIN = da-da-mu /tātam, taḥtam/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 257); da-da-mu /tahtamu(m)/ (= Sum. KA-ukkin, source A) (Fronzaroli 1995, 57) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 257; Fronzaroli 1995, 57 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | taʾtamu (taḫtamu) (CAD T 299) | CAD T 299 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Fronzaroli 1995, 57 derives /tahtamu(m)/ from t-m-m.

## Linked from

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

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