# \*ḫVrVq-: 'gnash'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫVrVq-, 'gnash': 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 | \*ḫVrVq- |
| Meaning | 'gnash' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥaraqa (Tāj 25:149) | Tāj 25:149 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | ḤRQ (CAL s.v. ḥrq) | CAL s.v. ḥrq; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḫrq | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥaraq 'gnash' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḫrq |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥraq 'cut; fix, appoint, destine; gnash teeth' (Payne Smith 159) | Payne Smith 159 |  |

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

## Notes

Arabic ḥaraqa has ḥ. Cf. 2484 \*ḥrḳ 'burn'.

## Linked from

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

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