*ḫVŝ(ḫVŝ)-: 'seek' 1, 'need, be needed' 2, 'watch' 3

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ḫVŝ(ḫVŝ)-
Meaning'seek' 1, 'need, be needed' 2, 'watch' 3
BasisSED
SEDSEDonline semet 1410

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Akkadianḫašāḫu 2 (CAD Ḫ 134); ḫašaḫtu 2 (CAD Ḫ 134); ḫišiḫtu 2 (CAD Ḫ 204)CAD Ḫ 134; CAD Ḫ 204gloss withheld
Tigreḥss 3
Geezḫśś 1
Syrian Aramaicḥšaḥ 2 (Payne Smith 161); ḥšaḥtā 2 (Payne Smith 162); ḥəšaḥ (LGz. 266)Payne Smith 161; Payne Smith 162; LGz. 266gloss withheld
Tigrinyaḥss 1
Amharicassäsä (LGz. 266)LGz. 266gloss withheld
Hararixaša (LGz. 266)LGz. 266gloss withheld
Guragekäše (LGz. 266)LGz. 266gloss withheld
Eblaiticḫas₁iḫ 2: name ʔà-ši-ḫu (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 284)Sanmartín GlOS 1, 284gloss withheld
Biblical Aramaicḥšḥ 2 (HALOT BArm. s.v. חשׁח); *ḥašḥū 2 (HALOT BArm. s.v. חַשְׁחוּ)HALOT BArm. s.v. חשׁח; HALOT BArm. s.v. חַשְׁחוּgloss withheld

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Notes

Kaufman 1974, 54: the limited distribution of Aramaic ḥšḥ (BA, Syriac, CPA) is the only reason to suspect a loan from Akkadian ḫašāḫu; the root shape, with ḫ first and third, is as unusual in Akkadian as in Aramaic.

Updated 22 October 2026

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