# \*ḫār-: 'take, pick up' 1, 'choose' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ḫār-, 'take, pick up' 1, 'choose' 2: reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## 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.

## Linked from

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

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