# \*ḥr: 'burn', 'dry'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥr, 'burn', 'dry': reflexes in 18 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥr |
| Meaning | 'burn', 'dry' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 814 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥrr |  |  |
| Akkadian | arāru; erēru |  | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ḥarra, ḥarärä (tr.) |  | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | hrr |  | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ḥrr |  |  |
| Geez | ḥrr |  | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | arrärä |  | gloss withheld |
| Modern Arabic | Mec ḥārr |  | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ḥar n. |  | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥrr, ḥry |  | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | arrärä |  | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥrḥr ? |  | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ḥarärä |  | gloss withheld |
| Punic | ḥrt (Krahmalkov 199) | Krahmalkov 199 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḥr (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 86) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 86 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | ḥarära \[LHar 86\] | LHar 86 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥar 'be dry, husky' (Payne Smith 155) | Payne Smith 155 |  |
| Eblaitic | ŠÀ.ḪUL = ʔà-la/a-lum /ḥarār-/, A.UD = da-la-lum /taḥrār-/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 250) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 250 | 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 50525edd.