# \*ḫyš: 'to act treacherously'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫyš, 'to act treacherously': 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḫyš |
| Meaning | 'to act treacherously' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḫāsa (Ryckmans apud Biella 201; BK 1 654; SD 64) (BK 1 654) | Ryckmans; Biella 201; BK 1 654; SD 64 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ḫys1 (SD 64) (Biella 201) | SD 64; Biella 201 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Arabic s and Sabaic s1 point to \*š.

## Linked from

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

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