# \*ḫVnnVṣ- {} \*ḫVnnVc̣-: 'piglet'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫVnnVṣ- {} *ḫVnnVc̣-, 'piglet': reflexes in 5 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 | \*ḫVnnVṣ- {} \*ḫVnnVc̣- |
| Meaning | 'piglet' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SED II No. 110 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | /ḫinnīṣu/, in a lexical list: ḫe-en-ni-ṣu = Akk. kurkuzānu (SED II 149) | SED II 149 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | DAl. ḥnyṣ (SED II 149) | SED II 149 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥannūṣā, ḥənayṣā (SED II 149) | SED II 149 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ḫinnawṣ-; ḫirnawṣ- (SED II 149) | SED II 149 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḫnṣ (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 81); ḫnyṣ (Al-Jallad 2026, 67) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 81; Al-Jallad 2026 67 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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