# \*ḫdm: 'to serve; servant'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫdm, 'to serve; servant': reflexes in 4 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḫdm |
| Meaning | 'to serve; servant' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | xōdǝm, pl. xǝddōmǝt (Rubin 2018 95, 96) | Rubin 2018 95, 96 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | xodũnt (dim.) (Rubin 2014 672) | Rubin 2014 672 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ḫadama 'he served him'; ḫidmat 'service' (Lane 711); ḫādim 'a servant' (Lane 712) | Lane 711; Lane 712 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ḫdmt (SD 59); ḫdmt (Biella 197) | SD 59; Biella 197 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Sab ḫtdm 'get fields cultivated; be cultivated' (SD 59; Biella 196); Biella 196 sets it beside Arabic ḫadama 'cultivate (land)' (Dozy apud Biella 196).

## Linked from

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

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