*liḥ(a)y-(at-): 'cheek, jaw'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	laḥy- 'each side of the face where the beard grows, lower cheek' [BK 2 979]; liḥy-at- 'beard' [ibid.]	BK 2 979
Mehri	lḗḥī, pl. hālḥī́yǝt (plus rare lḥáwyǝt) [SSL 1 281]; mǝlḥāw [JM 254]	JM 254	gloss withheld
Soqotri	maláḥi [LS 244] (see also [SSL LS 1465]).	LS 244; SSL LS 1465	gloss withheld
Akkadian	lētu, lītu OA, OB on [CAD l 148], [AHw 546].	CAD l 148; AHw 546	gloss withheld
Harsusi	meleḥáw [JH 84]	JH 84	gloss withheld
Tigre	lǝḥe [LH 32].	LH 32	gloss withheld
Ugaritic	lḥ-m (du.), lḥ-t (pl.) [DULAT 490]	DULAT 490	gloss withheld
Geez	maltāḥt [LGz 319].	LGz 319	gloss withheld
Jibbali	mǝźḥét [JJ 163]	JJ 163	gloss withheld
Hebrew	lǝḥī (HALOT 525)	HALOT 525	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	lōḥā [Ja 696]; cf. also liḥyā [ibid. 702]; lḥy, lwḥyh (pl. det.) [DJPA 280b apud CAL]	Ja 696; Ja 702; DJPA 280b; CAL	gloss withheld
Tigrinya	mätalǝḥti 'temple' [Bass 100].	Bass 100
Amharic	mälätta (SED I 162)	SED I 162

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Updated 22 October 2026