# \*ḫVwVy- ~ \*ḫawḫ-: 'hole, aperture'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫVwVy- ~ *ḫawḫ-, 'hole, aperture': reflexes in 9 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḫVwVy- ~ \*ḫawḫ- |
| Meaning | 'hole, aperture' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1883 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḫwy \[-i-\], ḫawḫat- LGz. 260 | LGz. 260 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | ḫōh JM 454, ḫǝwū(t) | JM 454 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ḥe (Kogan 2015, ch. 8 §3.1.2 no. 56) | Kogan 2015 ch. 8 §3.1.2 no. 56 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ḫah, ḫǝwwēt |  | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ḫoḫǝt |  | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ḫoh |  | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥăwāḥ-īm pl. (HALOT 296) | HALOT 296 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ḫwḫ SD 64 | SD 64 | gloss withheld |
| Emar | ḫu-ḫi-in-nu, ḫu-ḫi-nu /ḫōḫinnu/ (Pentiuc 2001, 72–73) | Pentiuc 2001 72–73 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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