# \*ḫVmr-: 'wine, fermented drink'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫVmr-, 'wine, fermented drink': reflexes in 13 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḫVmr- |
| Meaning | 'wine, fermented drink' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḫamr- 'wine' (BK 1, 631) | BK 1, 631 |  |
| Ugaritic | ḫmr (DULAT 390) | DULAT 390 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | ḥmr (Krahmalkov 188) | Krahmalkov 188 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥemer (HALOT 330) | HALOT 330 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ḥamra (HALOT 330) | HALOT 330 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥamrā; ḥᵃmīrā (HALOT 330) | HALOT 330 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥamrā; ḥᵃmīrā (HALOT 330) | HALOT 330 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | ḥmr; ḥmyr (HALOT 330) | HALOT 330 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ḫimru (HALOT 330); ḫimru (Streck 2000, 98) | HALOT 330; Streck 2000 98 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | hamraʾ (T 107) | T 107 |  |
| Biblical Aramaic | ḥmr (Kogan 2015, ch. 6 §8.2.2 no. 2) | Kogan 2015 ch. 6 §8.2.2 no. 2 | gloss withheld |
| Emar | ḫa-am-ra /ḫamru/ (Pentiuc 2001, 55–56) | Pentiuc 2001 55–56 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | cf. ḫa-rí /ḫamr/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 273) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 273 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.