# \*ḥuwš-: 'hurry' 1, 'move, shake' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ḥuwš-, 'hurry' 1, 'move, shake' 2: reflexes in 5 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥuwš- |
| Meaning | 'hurry' 1, 'move, shake' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | ḫâšu A (ḫiāšu) 1 (CAD Ḫ 146); ḫâšu C (ḫiāšu) 2 (CAD Ḫ 147) | CAD Ḫ 146; CAD Ḫ 147 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥuwš 'haste' 1 (BDB 301) | BDB 301; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥwš |  |
| Ugaritic | ḥš 'hurry' 1 | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥwš |  |
| Geez | ḥosa; ʾaḥosa 2 (LGz. 250) | LGz. 250 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ḥasosa 2 (LGz. 250) | LGz. 250 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

HALOT 300 separates I ḥwš 'hurry' from II ḥwš 'feel, be painful' (Arb. ḥassa 'to feel'); the 'feel' root is 639. LGz. 250 joins Geez ḥws 'move, shake' with Hebrew ḥwš, Ugaritic ḥš and Akkadian ḫâšu; CAD Ḫ 147 takes ḫâšu C 'to shake' as possibly ḫâšu A.

## Linked from

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

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