# \*ḫaml-: 'vegetation'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫaml-, 'vegetation': reflexes in 10 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 | \*ḫaml- |
| Meaning | 'vegetation' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3187 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḫamilat- 'soft, tender, mild; low ground, mild and suited to cultivation; very soft sandy ground covered with vegetation; thick wood, bushy trees whose branches intertwine; garden where there are many trees' (BK I 635) | BK I 635 |  |
| Tigre | ḥamle coll. (LH 59) | LH 59 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Zway, Wol. amǝl, etc. (LGur. 48) | LGur. 48 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ḥamalmil (LGz. 233), ḥaml (LGz. 232) | LGz. 233; LGz. 232 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | ḥūl (LHar. 82) | LHar. 82 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | hamǝl (LArg. 205) | LArg. 205 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ḥamli (KT 169) | KT 169 | gloss withheld |
| Gafat | amlä (LGz. 232) | LGz. 232 |  |
| Gurage | aməl, ambər (LGz. 232) | LGz. 232 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḫmlt (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 81) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 81 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Linked from

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

---

Page: https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/kha/2653_vegetation/
Licence: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.