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

> Proto-Semitic *lḫm, 'to strike on the face; exchange of blows, brawl': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

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

## Reflexes

| 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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## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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