*khy: 'be weak, grow dim, be disheartened'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*khy
Meaning	'be weak, grow dim, be disheartened'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	kāhā; pi. (HALOT 461); kēhe (HALOT 461)	HALOT 461	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	khh (HALOT 461); kᵉhī (LGz. 217)	HALOT 461; LGz. 217	gloss withheld
Arabic	kahiya (LGz. 217); khy IV (HALOT 461)	LGz. 217; HALOT 461	gloss withheld
Geez	hakaya (LGz. 216)	LGz. 216	gloss withheld
Tigre	hakka (LGz. 217)	LGz. 217	gloss withheld

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Notes

LGz. 217 derives Geez hakaya and Tigre hakka from the root by metathesis and adds Syr. qᵉhā (qhy) 'be blunt, be dull'. HALOT 461 keeps II khh 'to rebuke' apart. Not 943 *maha/un-, 948 *wVba/uṭ- or K0728 *ḥalaš-, the other 'be weak' rows.

Updated 31 October 2026

*khy: 'be weak, grow dim, be disheartened'

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