# \*ḫlw: 'to guard, keep watch'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫlw, 'to guard, keep watch': 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḫlw |
| Meaning | 'to guard, keep watch' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | ḫallawa (LGz. 262) | LGz. 262 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ḥalläwä (LGz. 262) | LGz. 262 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | əlləwa, əlläwa (LGz. 262) | LGz. 262 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ḫlwn (inf.) (Biella 202) | Biella 202 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḫll, ḫl (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 80) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 80 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Al-Jallad–Jaworska 80 take Safaitic ḫll as a D-stem of \*ḫlw and compare Geez ḫallawa.

## Linked from

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

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