# \*ḫuld-: 'mole'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫuld-, 'mole': reflexes in 8 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 | \*ḫuld- |
| Meaning | 'mole' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2427 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḫuld-, ḫald- 'taupe' \[BK 1 612\], \[Fr. I 513\], \[Lane 784\], \[LA III 165\]. | BK 1 612; Fr. I 513; Lane 784; LA III 165 |  |
| Hebrew | ḥōläd (HALOT 316), pB. ḥuldā, ḥuldat ha-ssǝnāʔīm \[Ja. 433\] | HALOT 316; Ja. 433 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥuldā \[Ja. 433\], \[Levy WT I 258\], ḥld, det. ḥwldh \[DJPA 201b apud CAL\]. | Ja. 433; Levy WT I 258; DJPA 201b; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥuldā 'mole', ḥaldūdā 'jumping mouse (jerboa)' \[Brock. 233\], \[PS 1276-7\]. | Brock. 233; PS 1276-7 |  |
| Aramaic | Sam. ḥld \[Tal 270\]. | Tal 270 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | ḥld (B 310) | B 310 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | NSyr. khildâ (M 99); JNA xulda (Sabar 194); Tur. xilt (Ritter 546), xuldo (Ritter 551) | M 99; Sabar 194; Ritter 546; Ritter 551 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ḫuld: ḫu-li-di-im (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 270) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 270 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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