# \*ḫrś: 'scratch, scrape' 1, 'earthenware pottery; potsherd' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ḫrś, 'scratch, scrape' 1, 'earthenware pottery; potsherd' 2: reflexes in 6 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḫrś |
| Meaning | 'scratch, scrape' 1, 'earthenware pottery; potsherd' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab yḫršnhw 1 (Biella 212) | Biella 212 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ḫarašahu 'he, or it, scratched him, or it, with the nails' 1 (Lane 722) | Lane 722 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥras 'roughen, harden by rubbing' 1 (Payne Smith 158) | Payne Smith 158 |  |
| Phoenician | ḥrš 2 (Krahmalkov 198) | Krahmalkov 198 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | hers 2; Neo-Punic irs 2 (Krahmalkov 198) | Krahmalkov 198 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | חֶרֶשׂ 2 (HALOT 357) | HALOT 357 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Ar. š = Syr. s (\*ś). Krahmalkov 198 compares Heb. ḥereś with Ph. ḥrš, Pu. hers 'potsherd' 2.

## Linked from

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

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