*lḫm: 'to strike on the face; exchange of blows, brawl'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*lḫm
Meaning	'to strike on the face; exchange of blows, brawl'
Basis	project

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab lḫmm (Biella 259); lḫm (SD 82); lḫm (Sabaweb lemma 4503)	Biella 259; SD 82; Sabaweb lemma 4503	gloss withheld
Arabic	laḫama 'to strike s.o. on the face' (BK 2 981; Freytag 4 95)	BK 2 981; Freytag 4 95

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Biella 259 sets Arabic laḫama 'strike in the face', laḫām 'a slap' beside the Sabaic. 1054 *lVḥum- 'to fight' has ḥ.

Updated 28 October 2026