# \*ʾVd/d: 'to, towards, up to'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾVd/d, 'to, towards, up to': reflexes in 6 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾVd/d |
| Meaning | 'to, towards, up to' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amharic | wädä (AED 1561 apud SEDonline 1576) | AED 1561; SEDonline 1576 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | de (EDH 52 apud SEDonline 1576) | EDH 52; SEDonline 1576 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ˀéd/d (JL 1 apud SEDonline 1576) | JL 1; SEDonline 1576 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | wdé- (HL 134 apud SEDonline 1576) | HL 134; SEDonline 1576 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | di-, id (LS 52; CSOL I 524; CSOL II 442 apud SEDonline 1576) | LS 52; SEDonline 1576 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | waʔ(ə)da, wəʔda; ba-wəʔda (LGz. 602) | LGz. 602 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PWS \*ˀVd/d 'to, towards, up to', presumably from \*yad- 'hand' (SEDonline 1576). Cf. 2046 \*yad- 'hand'.

## Linked from

- [ʾ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/index.md>)

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