Reconstruction:Proto-West Semitic/ḫariʔ-

This Proto-West Semitic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Semitic

Verb

*ḫariʔ-

1. to shit

Related terms

• *ḫarʔ- (“shit”)

Descendants

• Central Semitic:
  • Arabic: خَرِئَ (ḵariʔa)
  • Northwest Semitic:
    • Aramaic:
      • Classical Syriac: ܚܪܝ (ḥrā)
    • Ugaritic: 𐎃𐎗𐎀 (ḫrả /⁠ḫariʾa⁠/)
• Ethiopian Semitic:
  • North Ethiopian Semitic:
    • Tigre: ሐርዐ (ḥärʿä), ኀሬ (ḫäre)
    • Tigrinya: ሐርኤ (ḥärʾe)
  • South Ethiopian Semitic:
    • Amharic: አራ (ʾära)