# \*ḫtn: 'to protect'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫtn, 'to protect': 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḫtn |
| Meaning | 'to protect' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emar | ḫu-ut-ta-ni /ḫuttanu/ (Pentiuc 2001, 79–80) | Pentiuc 2001 79–80 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | ḫatānu (CAD Ḫ 148–149); ḫutnu (CAD Ḫ 263) | CAD Ḫ 148–149; CAD Ḫ 263 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

CAD Ḫ 148 sets ḫatānu v. 'to protect' apart from ḫatānu s. 'relative by marriage'.

## Linked from

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

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