# \*ḫi(n)ṣVr- {} \*ḫi(n)c̣Vr-: '(little) finger'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫi(n)ṣVr- {} *ḫi(n)c̣Vr-, '(little) finger': reflexes in 7 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 | \*ḫi(n)ṣVr- {} \*ḫi(n)c̣Vr- |
| Meaning | '(little) finger' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2105 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḫinṣir-, ḫinṣar- 'the little finger, the smallest of the five' \[BK 1 640\] | BK 1 640 |  |
| Mehri | JADIB ḫɔṣ̌ǝrrɔ́ʔ \[SSL 2 242\] | SSL 2 242 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | hiṣrā \[DM 147\] | DM 147 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | (EAST) ḫǝṣrér \[JM Eng-Meh 527\] |  | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | PB \*ḥāṣēr in ḥăṣar ha-kkābēd 'lobe of the liver' \[Ja 496\]. | Ja 496 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥaṣrā (ḥiṣrā) in ḥaṣrā (ḥiṣrā) dǝ-ʕal kabdā \[ibid.\]. |  | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥeṣrā 'little finger', in ḥeṣar kabdā 'caudate lobe of the liver' \[Brock 252\] | Brock 252 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Linked from

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

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