# \*ḫmr: 'to grant, allow, forgive'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫmr, 'to grant, allow, forgive': reflexes in 1 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḫmr |
| Meaning | 'to grant, allow, forgive' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ḫmr, ḫmrhw (Biella 206) | Biella 206 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Biella 206 compares Arabic ḫmr (h-stem) 'grant', which Lane 808 records as common in Yemen.

## Linked from

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

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