Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/ḫ*ḫ/ḥVw/yVṣ-: 'sand, gravel' Root FieldValueReconstruction*ḫ/ḥVw/yVṣ-Meaning'sand, gravel'BasisSEDSEDSEDonline semet 1890 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteArabicḥaṣā 'stone, pebble' (Lane 587), ḥiṣḥiṣ- 'stones'Lane 587Soqotriḥaṣaḥaṣihingloss withheldAkkadianḫiṣṣu CAD ḫ 204CAD ḫ 204gloss withheldTigreḥǝṣäMandaic Aramaicaṣaṣa, ṣaṣagloss withheldGeezḫoṣa (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 24)Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 24Hebrewḥāṣāṣ (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 24)Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 24gloss withheldSyrian AramaicḥǝṣāṣāTigrinyaḥuṣaJudaic Aramaicḥṣṣʾ (HALOT 344)HALOT 344Amharichač̣a (LGz. 267)LGz. 267gloss withheldMehriḥəṣṣáyt (Kogan 2011, 190)Kogan 2011 190gloss withheldUgariticḥṣ (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 24)Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 24gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageḫ