# \*ḥVr-: 'free'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥVr-, 'free': reflexes in 8 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 | \*ḥVr- |
| Meaning | 'free' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | ḥarāwi; ḥarannat (LGz. 240) | LGz. 240 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ḥurr (HALOT 348) | HALOT 348 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥērā (HALOT 348; Payne Smith 122) | HALOT 348; Payne Smith 122 |  |
| Tigre | ḥarā (HALOT 348) | HALOT 348 |  |
| Hebrew | \*ḥōr (HALOT 348); ḥrwt (DNWSI 403) | HALOT 348; DNWSI 403 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | bar ḥōrāyā; ḥērūtā (HALOT 348) | HALOT 348 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | ḥrʾ (HALOT 348) | HALOT 348 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | ḥr (HALOT 348; Sabaweb lemma 1613); Qat. ḥr (Ricks 1982 s.v. ḥr) | HALOT 348; Sabaweb lemma 1613; Ricks 1982 s.v. ḥr | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Geez ḥarā 'army, troops' heads the same entry; Leslau doubts that it belongs with 'free' (LGz. 240–241).

## Linked from

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

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