# \*ḥaṭab-: 'chop'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥaṭab-, 'chop': reflexes in 10 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 | \*ḥaṭab- |
| Meaning | 'chop' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | ḥaṭaba (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 25) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 25 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥaṭab 'cut' (BDB 310) | BDB 310; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥṭb |  |
| Ugaritic | ḥṭb (LGz. 248) | LGz. 248 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ḥaṭab 'firewood' (Lane 593) | Lane 593 |  |
| Jibbali | ḥɔ́ṭɔ́b (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 25) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 25 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | ḥəṭáwb (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 25) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 25 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ḥáṭab (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 25); ḥéṭab (SLOnline 7038) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 25; SLOnline 7038 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḥṭb (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 87) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 87 | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | ḥ3-tj-b3: name (Schneider 1992, 173, N 367) |  | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ḥanṭäba (LGz. 238) | LGz. 238 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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