# \*ḫaṣb-: 'earthen vessel, potsherd'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫaṣb-, 'earthen vessel, potsherd': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḫaṣb- |
| Meaning | 'earthen vessel, potsherd' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | ḫaṣbu (CAD Ḫ, 132) | CAD Ḫ, 132 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥeṣbā 'two-handled earthen wine-jar'; ḥeṣpā 'earthen vessel' (Payne Smith 154) | Payne Smith 154 |  |
| Emar | ḫi-is-sí-pu, ḫi-sí-pí, ḫi-sí-pu /ḥissīpu/ (Pentiuc 2001, 68–69) | Pentiuc 2001 68–69 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Pun. bmḥsp 'pottery', JA ḥaspā and Mand. haspā (T 171), BA ḥăsap (LGz. 552), with s, and Ar. ḫazaf (T 171; LGz. 552), with z, are irregular for \*ṣ. LGz. 552 compares Gz. ṣāḥb 'vessel, jar, bowl' (metathesis).

## Linked from

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

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