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

> Proto-Semitic *khy, 'be weak, grow dim, be disheartened': 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>) › [K](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/k/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-31.

## 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.

## Linked from

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

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