# \*ḫrš (1): 'to give birth, be in childbed'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫrš (1), 'to give birth, be in childbed': reflexes in 10 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḫrš (1) |
| Meaning | 'to give birth, be in childbed' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2267 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḫarūs- 'woman who conceives for the first time; woman who has just given birth, to whom food suited to her condition is given; woman who has little milk' \[BK 1 558\]; ḫrs (II) 'to prepare and give nourishment to the new mother' \[ibid. 557\] | BK 1 558; BK 557 |  |
| Akkadian | ḫarāšu SB, NA \[AHw 324\]; ḫarištu SB \[CAD ḫ 103\], \[AHw 326\] | AHw 324; CAD ḫ 103; AHw 326 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ḥaras \[LH 67\] | LH 67 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | SEL arās, WOL ZWY aras \[LGur 91\] | LGur 91 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ḫaras, ḫaraŝa \[LGz 264\]. | LGz 264 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | aras, arräsä \[K 1146\] | K 1146 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | haras \[LArg. 206\] | LArg. 206 | gloss withheld |
| Gafat | aras \[LGaf 182\] | LGaf 182 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ḥaräsä 'to give birth' \[Bass 43\] | Bass 43 |  |
| Harari | ḥarās (LGz. 264) | LGz. 264 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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