# \*ḫVṣar-: 'be short, shorten'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫVṣar-, 'be short, shorten': reflexes in 8 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 2026-11-05.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḫVṣar- |
| Meaning | 'be short, shorten' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | ḫaṣara (LGz. 267) | LGz. 267 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | iḫtaṣara (LGz. 267) | LGz. 267 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ḥaṣärä (LGz. 267) | LGz. 267 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ḥač̣ra (LGz. 267) | LGz. 267 |  |
| Harari | ḥaṭära (LGz. 267) | LGz. 267 |  |
| Argobba | ḥaṭṭära (LGz. 267) | LGz. 267 |  |
| Amharic | aṭṭärä (LGz. 267) | LGz. 267 |  |
| Gurage | aṭärä (LGz. 267) | LGz. 267 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Homonym of 1202 \*ḫaṣar- 'be cold', 1936 \*ḫi(n)ṣVr- '(little) finger' and 3587 \*ḫṣr 'to accompany, walk beside'.

## Linked from

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

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