# \*liḥ(a)y-(at-): 'cheek, jaw'

> Proto-Semitic *liḥ(a)y-(at-), 'cheek, jaw': reflexes in 13 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>) › [L](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/l/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*liḥ(a)y-(at-) |
| Meaning | 'cheek, jaw' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2145 |

## Reflexes

| 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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## Linked from

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

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