# \*ḫmš: 'army'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫmš, 'army': reflexes in 2 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 | \*ḫmš |
| Meaning | 'army' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḫamīs 'an army; an army having numerous weapons' (Lane 811) | Lane 811 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ḫms1 (SD 61) | SD 61 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Lane 811 explains ḫamīs 'army' as 'consisting of five parts'; cf. 2749 \*ḫVmVš- 'five'. SD 61 enters the Sabaic noun as H̱MS¹ II, apart from 'five'.

## Linked from

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

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