# \*ḫlš: 'to abort'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫlš, 'to abort': reflexes in 3 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 | \*ḫlš |
| Meaning | 'to abort' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1682 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | əḫtōləh (ML 440 apud SEDonline 1682) | ML 440; SEDonline 1682 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ḫɔ́tləš (JL 300 apud SEDonline 1682) | JL 300; SEDonline 1682 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | (3 sg. f.) ḥtéḷʸhoʰ (LS 178; Bulakh et al. 2021:241; Naumkin et al. 2022:276; Bulakh 2024:145 apud SEDonline 1682) | LS 178; SEDonline 1682 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Proto-MSA \*ḫlš 'to abort' (SEDonline 1682). Distinct from K0728 \*ḥalaš- 'weak'.

## Linked from

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

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