# \*ḫuṭ-: 'dig' 1, 'make signs on the ground' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ḫuṭ-, 'dig' 1, 'make signs on the ground' 2: 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>) › [ḫ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/kha/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḫuṭ- |
| Meaning | 'dig' 1, 'make signs on the ground' 2 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1686 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | ḫeṭ 2 |  |  |
| Akkadian | ḫaṭāṭu 1 (CAD Ḫ 152) | CAD Ḫ 152 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ḫtat 2 |  |  |
| Arabic | ḫṭṭ \[-u-\] 2 (Lane 759) | Lane 759 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥaṭ 'dig, dig out; sew; plough' (Payne Smith 137) | Payne Smith 137 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḫṭṭ 2; ḫṭ, pl. ḫṭṭ 2; ḫṭṭ 2; Dadanitic ḫṭ, ḫṭṭ 2; Thamudic B ḫṭṭ 2; Thamudic D ḫṭṭ 2; Hismaic ḫṭ, ḫṭṭ 2 (Al-Jallad 2026, 69) | Al-Jallad 2026 69 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ḫṭṭ 2 (SD 63); ḫṭṭ 2 (Biella 199) | SD 63; Biella 199 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | ḥṭ 2 (Krahmalkov 181) | Krahmalkov 181 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | PbH. ḥāṭaṭ (LGz. 238) | LGz. 238 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | ḥăṭaṭ (LGz. 238) | LGz. 238 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.