*ḫār-: 'take, pick up' 1, 'choose' 2

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*ḫār-
Meaning	'take, pick up' 1, 'choose' 2
Basis	reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected
SED	SEDonline semet 2711

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Akkadian	ḫâru (ḫiāru) OB CAD ḫ 119	CAD ḫ 119	gloss withheld
Arabic	iḫtāra 'he chose, made choice of, selected, elected, or preferred' 2 (Lane 829); ḫiyār 'choice, option' 2 (Lane 830)	Lane 829; Lane 830
Eblaitic	IG[I.SAG] = ḫa-a-lum, ḫa-lu-um /ḫ-y-r/ 2, names i-ḫir-ma-lik, da-ḫir-ma-lik, da-ḫir-da-mu (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 289)	Sanmartín GlOS 1, 289	gloss withheld

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Notes

LGz. 265 relates Geez ḫaraya 'choose' (ḫ-r-y) to Arabic ḫyr and Akkadian ḫiāru 'choose'; LGz. 270 sets Akkadian ḫiāru beside Geez ḫayara 'be good' and Arabic ḫayr. Arabic ḫāra 'be good' is 988.

Updated 26 October 2026

*ḫār-: 'take, pick up' 1, 'choose' 2

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