# \*ḫV(n)zīr-: 'pig'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫV(n)zīr-, 'pig': reflexes in 14 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 | \*ḫV(n)zīr- |
| Meaning | 'pig' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2393 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḫinzīr- 'pig, hog; wild boar', ḫinzīrat- 'female pig, sow' \[BK 1 639\], \[LA IV 260\]. Cf. ḫanzuwān- 'pig, male pig' (also 'male monkey') \[BK 1 639\], \[LA V 347\]. | BK 1 639; LA IV 260; LA V 347 |  |
| Mehri | ḫǝnzīr \[JM 445\]. | JM 445 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | ḫuzīru OAkk. on \[CAD ḫ 266\], \[AHw. 362\] | CAD ḫ 266; AHw. 362 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | hizura \[DM 142\]. | DM 142 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ḫu-zi-rù /ḫuzīru/ (UVST 128) | UVST 128 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ḫanzír \[JJ 303\]. | JJ 303 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥăzīr (HALOT 302); pB. \[Ja. 443\] (also ḥăzīrā) | HALOT 302; Ja. 443 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥăzīr (det. ḥăzīrā, f. ḥăzīrtā) \[Ja. 444\], ḥazzērā \[ibid.\], ḥzyr (f. ḥzyrh, det. ḥzyrth) \[DJPA 194b apud CAL\]. | Ja. 444; DJPA 194b; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥzīrā, ḥzīrtā 'pig' \[Brock. 225-6\], \[PS 1239\]. | Brock. 225-6; PS 1239 |  |
| Aramaic | Off. ḥzwr \[HJ 357\]. | HJ 357 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | Mlḥ. ḥziro (Ja. Mlḥ. 178); Jil. ɣzura (Fox 132); Krd. xzu:ra (Kr. 156); NSyr. khzûrâ (M 96); Azr. xzura (Garb. 340); JNA xizūra (Sabar 195); Tlk. xzūra; Ass. xɨzzūra (Kuip. 186); NArm. ḥzīrā (Bergsträsser; HALOT 302) | Fox 132; Kr. 156; M 96; Garb. 340; Sabar 195; Kuip. 186; HALOT 302 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ḫuzir(ān)um (Gelb AS 21, 21); ḫuzīr: ḫu-zi-ru; cf. ḫu-zi-ra-an, ḫu-zi-ra-nu-um (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 277) | Gelb AS 21 21; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 277 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | (Punic) ʿnzr (B 381) | B 381 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḫzr (Al-Jallad 2026, 70) | Al-Jallad 2026 70 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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