# \*ḥawVṣ-: 'look on, inspect, examine'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥawVṣ-, 'look on, inspect, examine': reflexes in 4 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 2026-11-05.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥawVṣ- |
| Meaning | 'look on, inspect, examine' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | ḥawwaṣa (LGz. 250) | LGz. 250 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ḫāwaṣa (LGz. 250) | LGz. 250 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ḥawwäṣa (LGz. 250) | LGz. 250 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ḥawäṣä (LGz. 250) | LGz. 250 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Homonym of 1762 \*ḫ/ḥVw/yVṣ- 'sand, gravel' and 4165 \*ḥwṣ 'to tighten, press together'.

## Linked from

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

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