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*ḥyṣ̂ - to menstruate
(SED I No. 29v)
Scarcely attested in S. Sem. area only.
Words
Arabic
ḥyḍ
- to menstruate
(BK 1 526, Lane 686)
Sabaic
ḥyḍ
- menstruating woman
(SD 74)
Tigre
ḥed
- menstruation
(WTS 94)
Probably an Arabic borrowing.
Jibbali
aḥbéẓ̂ (caus.)
- to bleed profusely; to make a cistern
(JL 121)
Placed under ḥwẓ̂ and probably derived from the present root with a clear meaning shift.
Soqotri
maḥẑéẑoh
- chèvre dont le lait ne doit pas être bu par une femme ni être mis dans une outre
(LS 187)
Probably related.