# \*ḥič̣/ṣ/ĉ̣ar-: 'enclosure' 1, 'camp' 2, 'yard' 3, 'area' 4

> Proto-Semitic *ḥič̣/ṣ/ĉ̣ar-, 'enclosure' 1, 'camp' 2, 'yard' 3, 'area' 4: reflexes in 21 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 | \*ḥič̣/ṣ/ĉ̣ar- |
| Meaning | 'enclosure' 1, 'camp' 2, 'yard' 3, 'area' 4 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 651 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥiṯ̣ār- 'a wall, or wall of enclosure; a barrier, partition, fence' 1 (Lane 595–596), ḥiṣār- 1, ḥaḍr- 'inhabited country, fixed dwelling (of those who are not nomads)' | Lane 595–596 |  |
| Akkadian | ḫaṣāru 1 |  |  |
| Ugaritic | ḥẓr |  |  |
| Geez | ḥaṣur 1 |  |  |
| Phoenician | ḥṣr 3 (Krahmalkov 195; T 112) | Krahmalkov 195; T 112 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ḥoṣor |  | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥāṣer 2,3 |  |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | ḥṣwr 4; Sab ḥẓrm 1 (Biella 172); ḥẓr 1 (SD 75; Sabaweb lemma 4428); Sab ḥyr, ḥyrw 2; ḥrt(n), ḥyrt, ḥyrthmw 2 (Biella 175); ḥṣrhw 1; ḥṣwrhmw 4 (Biella 184); ḥḍrhw 4; ḥḍr 3 (Biella 185) | Biella 172; SD 75; Sabaweb lemma 4428; Biella 175; Biella 184; Biella 185 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥǝṣārā 3; ḥīrtā 2 (Payne Smith 141; HALOT 345) | Payne Smith 141; HALOT 345 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ḥaṣur (OLA80 §31.32) | OLA80 §31.32 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | Neo-Punic ḥṣrt 3 (Krahmalkov 195; T 112); Neo-Punic ḥṣr piʿel 2, mḥṣrt 4 (Krahmalkov 194) | Krahmalkov 195; T 112; Krahmalkov 194 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥuṭrā (HALOT 345; DJBA 450a apud CAL) | HALOT 345; DJBA 450a; CAL |  |
| Aramaic | ḥyrtʾ (HALOT 345) | HALOT 345 |  |
| Tigrinya | ḥaṣärä (LGz. 247) | LGz. 247 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | haṭṭära (LGz. 247) | LGz. 247 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | ḥēṭära (LGz. 247) | LGz. 247 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | aṭṭärä (LGz. 247) | LGz. 247 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | aṭärä (LGz. 247) | LGz. 247 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḥḍr (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 84) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 84 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ḫaṣāru (ARM 26/1, 40: 24) (Streck 2000, 94–95) | Streck 2000 94–95 | gloss withheld |
| Emar | ḫi-ṣa-ri, ḫu-ṣa-ri, ḫu-ṣú-ra-ni, ḫi-ṣa-ra-ti₇ /ḥiθaru/, /ḥuθaru/, /ḥuθŭrānu/, /ḥiθarātu/ 2 (Pentiuc 2001, 71) | Pentiuc 2001 71 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.