𐤇𐤑𐤓

Punic

Etymology 1

Hebrew חָצִיר (ḥāṣīr), Aramaic חָצִירָה (ḥaṣīrā), חֲצַר (ḥăṣar, “grass”).

Pronunciation

• (6^th BCE Punic): IPA^(key): /ħat͡sʼiːr/
• (2^th BCE Late Punic): IPA^(key): /ħat͡sʼiːr/
• (2^th CE Neo-Punic): IPA^(key): /asiːr/

Noun

𐤇𐤑𐤓 (ḥṣr /ḥaṣīr/) m

1. 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))

1. settlement, fortified locality
2. 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