# \*ḫ/ḥVw/yVṣ-: 'sand, gravel'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫ/ḥVw/yVṣ-, 'sand, gravel': reflexes in 13 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 | \*ḫ/ḥVw/yVṣ- |
| Meaning | 'sand, gravel' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1890 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥaṣā 'stone, pebble' (Lane 587), ḥiṣḥiṣ- 'stones' | Lane 587 |  |
| Soqotri | ḥaṣaḥaṣihin |  | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | ḫiṣṣu CAD ḫ 204 | CAD ḫ 204 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ḥǝṣä |  |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | aṣaṣa, ṣaṣa |  | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ḫoṣa (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 24) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 24 |  |
| Hebrew | ḥāṣāṣ (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 24) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 24 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥǝṣāṣā |  |  |
| Tigrinya | ḥuṣa |  |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥṣṣʾ (HALOT 344) | HALOT 344 |  |
| Amharic | hač̣a (LGz. 267) | LGz. 267 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | ḥəṣṣáyt (Kogan 2011, 190) | Kogan 2011 190 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ḥṣ (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 24) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 24 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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