# \*ḫuṭr-: 'rod, staff, stick'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫuṭr-, 'rod, staff, stick': reflexes in 12 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḫuṭr- |
| Meaning | 'rod, staff, stick' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenician | ḥṭr (DNWSI 364) | DNWSI 364 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥōṭär (HALOT 307 apud SEDonline 351) | HALOT 307; SEDonline 351 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | Samalian, DA ḥṭr (DNWSI 364) | DNWSI 364 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | JPA ḥwṭr (DJPA 197 apud SEDonline 351); JBA ḥuṭrā (DJBA 437 apud SEDonline 351) | DJPA 197; SEDonline 351; DJBA 437 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥuṭrā (LSyr. 228, SL 444 apud SEDonline 351) | LSyr. 228, SL 444; SEDonline 351 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ḥuṭra (MD 135) | MD 135 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | Tur. ḥaṭro (Tezel 2003:107 apud SEDonline 351) | SEDonline 351 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ḫiṭr- (Lane 764 apud SEDonline 351) | Lane 764; SEDonline 351 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | ḫəṭrāḳ (ML 454 apud SEDonline 351) | ML 454; SEDonline 351 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ḫɔṭrɔ́ḳ (JL 309 apud SEDonline 351) | JL 309; SEDonline 351 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ḫeṭrāḳ (HL 144 apud SEDonline 351) | HL 144; SEDonline 351 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | ḫuṭāru (ḫuṭūru) (CAD Ḫ 265) | CAD Ḫ 265 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PS \*ḫuṭr- 'rod' (Kogan 2015: 413 apud SEDonline 351). Akk. ḫuṭāru, ḫuṭartu 'stick, staff' is attested in NB/NA and Nuzi, which suggests a foreign origin (SEDonline 351). The MSA forms add -ḳ.

## Linked from

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

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