H2852 חָתַךְ châthak → Root
20 languagesRoot of the חָתַךְ châthak family (1 member).
To cut, sever, divide (physically); to decide or determine (figuratively); to make a definitive judgment, apportion, prescribe. The primary meaning involves a physical act of cutting or dividing, while figurative uses extend to legal, judicial, and administrative contexts in which a decision is made or an allotment is assigned.
Etymology
Root ח-ת-ךּ (חָתַךְ) is a common Semitic root meaning 'to cut' or 'to sever.' The verb form is used in Hebrew as a basic root, with related forms and cognates in other Semitic languages (cf. Aramaic חְתַךְ, Arabic خَتَكَ). The sense of 'to decree' or 'determine' develops from the idea of 'cutting' or 'fixing' a decision or fate.
Reflexes · not yet grouped by proto-form
| Language | Word | Meaning | Segmentation | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bemba | kata | to cut | kat- | |
| Chichewa | katha | to be used up, exhausted (from cutting off) | kath- | |
| Chokwe | kata | to cut | kat- | |
| Kikongo | kata | to cut | kat- | |
| Kikuyu | gata | to cut | kat-/gat- | |
| Kimbundu | kala | to cut, to slice | kat-/kal- | |
| Kinyarwanda | gakata | to cut off sharply | kat-/gakat- | |
| Kinyarwanda | gata | to cut | kat-/gat- | |
| Kirundi | gakata | to cut off sharply | kat-/gakat- | |
| Kirundi | gata | to cut | kat-/gat- | |
| Kongo (Kikongo) | kata | to cut | -kata | |
| Lingala | kata | to cut | kat- | |
| Lozi | kata | to cut | kat- | |
| Luganda | kakata | to cut precisely/sharply | katak- | |
| Luganda | kasa | to cut | kas-/kat- | |
| Lunda | kata | to cut | kat- | |
| Swahili | kata | to cut, to sever | -kata | |
| Tonga (Zambia) | kata | to cut | kat- | |
| Umbundu | kala | to cut | kal-/kat- | |
| Umbundu | okata | to cut | kata |