# \*ḫarṭūm-: '(long) nose, beak, trunk, etc'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫarṭūm-, '(long) nose, beak, trunk, etc': reflexes in 6 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 | \*ḫarṭūm- |
| Meaning | '(long) nose, beak, trunk, etc' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2108 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḫurṭum-, ḫurṭūm- 'nose, tip of the nose, elephant's trunk, etc.' \[BK 1 561\] | BK 1 561 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ḥarṭum(a) \[DM 127\] | DM 127 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | PB ḥarṭōm 'nose, beak' \[Ja 501\] | Ja 501 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥarṭūmā 'trunk (of an elephant)' \[Brock 256\] | Brock 256 |  |
| Akkadian | ḫuṭṭimmu SB on \[CAD ḫ 265\] | CAD ḫ 265 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | Cf. ḥarṭūmā 'the knotted straps of the shoe' \[Ja. 501\] | Ja. 501 |  |

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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