*ḫūṣ-: 'leaf'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Mehri	xawṣ (Rubin 2018 130)	Rubin 2018 130	gloss withheld
Arabic	ḫūṣ- 'the leaves of the date-palm, and of the Thebaïc palm' (Lane 822)	Lane 822
Soqotri	ḥeṣ
Aramaic	ḥuṣ-
Syrian Aramaic	ḥūṣā 'palm leaves' (Brock. 222); 'the spathe of a palm; a palm mat' (Payne Smith 133)	Brock. 222; Payne Smith 133

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

Brock. 222 sets Arabic ḫūṣ beside Syriac ḥūṣā 'palm leaves'.

Updated 22 October 2026