# \*ḫa/uwar-: 'be weak'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫa/uwar-, 'be weak': reflexes in 9 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḫa/uwar- |
| Meaning | 'be weak' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 971 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḫwr a/u,4,18 |  |  |
| Geez | ḫəwwər, ḫəwwur (LGz. 269) | LGz. 269 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | ḫawr (LGz. 269) | LGz. 269 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥwr in ḥāru (Is. 24:6) (LGz. 269) | LGz. 269 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ḥawära (LGz. 269) | LGz. 269 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ḫɛ́rín (Kogan 2015, ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 51; Rubin 2014 673) | Kogan 2015 ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 51; Rubin 2014 673 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ḥarə́rhɛn (Kogan 2015, ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 51) | Kogan 2015 ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 51 | gloss withheld |
| Emar | ḫur-ḫu-ru /ḫurḫuru/ (Pentiuc 2001, 80) | Pentiuc 2001 80 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḫwr (Al-Jallad 2026, 69) | Al-Jallad 2026 69 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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