# \*ʕṣd: 'band, horde (of troops)'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕṣd, 'band, horde (of troops)': reflexes in 1 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕṣd |
| Meaning | 'band, horde (of troops)' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ʾʿṣd(n) (Biella 377) | Biella 377 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Biella 377 compares Arabic ʿaṣwada 'fight', qawm ʿaṣāwīd 'band of men rushing altogether, for instance in a hand to hand fight'.

## Linked from

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

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