# \*ḫVyVr-: 'be favourable'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫVyVr-, 'be favourable': reflexes in 4 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 | \*ḫVyVr- |
| Meaning | 'be favourable' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1013 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḫyr \[-i-\] |  |  |
| Amorite | ḫāyir (Buck 2019, 328) | Buck 2019, 328 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḫr; ḫyr (Al-Jallad 2026, 70) | Al-Jallad 2026 70 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ḫyr; ʾḫyr (Biella 201) | Biella 201 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Arabic ḫyr 'choose' (Lane 829) is 2450 sense 2.

## Linked from

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

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