𐤇𐤑𐤓
Punic
Etymology 1
Hebrew חָצִיר (ḥāṣīr), Aramaic חָצִירָה (ḥaṣīrā), חֲצַר (ḥăṣar, “grass”).
Pronunciation
- (6th BCE Punic): IPA(key): /ħat͡sʼiːr/
- (2th BCE Late Punic): IPA(key): /ħat͡sʼiːr/
- (2th CE Neo-Punic): IPA(key): /asiːr/
Noun
𐤇𐤑𐤓 (ḥṣr /ḥaṣīr/) m
- grass, weed, herb
Etymology 2
Cognate to Hebrew חָצֵר (ḥāṣēr), Jewish Literary Aramaic חַטּרָא (ḥaṭṭərā, “animal fold”), Hatran Aramaic 𐣧𐣨𐣣𐣠 (ḥṭrʾ) and Palmyrene Aramaic 𐡧𐡨𐡴𐡠 (ḥṭrʾ, “walled court”). To the Arabic root ح ص ر (ḥ-ṣ-r) or more likely ح ض ر (ḥ-ḍ-r).
Noun
𐤇𐤑𐤓 (ḥṣr) m (plural 𐤇𐤑𐤓𐤕 (ḥṣrt))
- settlement, fortified locality
- courtyard, walled court
References
- Hoftijzer, J; Jongeling, K. (1995) Dictionary of the North-West Semitic Inscriptions (Handbuch der Orientalistik. Erste Abteilung, Der Nahe und Mittlere Osten; 21), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill, page 400
- Krahmalkov, Charles R. (2000) Phoenician-Punic Dictionary (Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta; 90), Leuven: Uitgeverij Peeters en Departement Oosterse Studies Leuven, →ISBN, pages 194–195