# \*ḫVsVr-: 'lack'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫVsVr-, 'lack': reflexes in 14 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 | \*ḫVsVr- |
| Meaning | 'lack' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḫasira 'lost' (Lane 736) | Lane 736; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḫsr |  |
| Aramaic | ḤSR (DNWSI 394) | DNWSI 394; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḫsr | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥaser 'lack' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḫsr |  |
| Punic | ḥsr; mḥsr (T 171) | T 171; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḫsr | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ḫsr (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 28) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 28; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḫsr | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ḫas(a)ra (HALOT 338); ḫasra (yəḫsar); ḫəsrat (LGz. 265–266) | HALOT 338; LGz. 265–266 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | ḫasāru (HALOT 338) | HALOT 338 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥassīr (HALOT 338) | HALOT 338 |  |
| Canaanite | maḫzir (HALOT 571) | HALOT 571 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥsar 'be wanting, fail; lose' (Payne Smith 152) | Payne Smith 152 |  |
| Jibbali | ḫsɔr (JL 306 apud SEDonline 1273) | JL 306; SEDonline 1273 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ḥésər (yəḥásor/ľiḥsór) (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 28, fn. 250) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 28, fn. 250 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḫsr (Al-Jallad 2026, 68) | Al-Jallad 2026 68 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | ḥassīr (HALOT BArm. s.v. חַסִּיר) | HALOT BArm. s.v. חַסִּיר | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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