# \*ḫbn: 'fold (of a garment or of the arms)'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫbn, 'fold (of a garment or of the arms)': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḫbn |
| Meaning | 'fold (of a garment or of the arms)' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | ḫabūnu (CAD Ḫ 21) | CAD Ḫ 21 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ḫabana 'he folded it, namely, a garment, in its skirt, and sewed it, in order that it might become shorter'; iḫtabana 'he took and carried the thing beneath the part extending from his armpit to his flank'; ḫubna 'the doubled upper border of the trousers, in which one hides a thing; or the raised skirt of the garment, in which one carries a thing' (Lane 700) | Lane 700 |  |
| Geez | ḫabana (yəḫbən); ḫəbbāne (LGz. 256) | LGz. 256 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Lane 700 gives ḫabana 'fold (a garment)' as equivalent to ṯabana. Not 1261 \*ḫaban- 'vessel'.

## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.