# \*dVḥ-: 'push, throw' 1, 'spread out, enlarge' 2

> Proto-Semitic *dVḥ-, 'push, throw' 1, 'spread out, enlarge' 2: reflexes in 12 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [D](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/d/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*dVḥ- |
| Meaning | 'push, throw' 1, 'spread out, enlarge' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1167 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | dḥw; daḥā 1 (LGz. 130); daḥā 1 (Lane 857); daḥā 2 (Lane 857) | LGz. 130; Lane 857 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | daḫû, deḫû 1 |  |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | dhʔ 1 |  |  |
| Phoenician | dḥy 1 |  |  |
| Hebrew | ndḥ; daḥah 1 |  | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | deḥaʔ; dəḥā 1 (LGz. 130); dḥā 1 (Payne Smith 88) | LGz. 130; Payne Smith 88 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | nadḥa 1 (LGz. 386) | LGz. 386 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | nəḏaḥ 1 (LGz. 386); DḤY 1 (Qumran 52 apud CAL) | LGz. 386; CAL; Anderson–Moser 2024 root dḥy | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | nädḥa 1 (LGz. 386) | LGz. 386 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | nädḥe 1 (LGz. 386) | LGz. 386 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | ydḥ 1 (Krahmalkov 147); Neo-Punic ʾydḥ 2 (Krahmalkov 147) | Krahmalkov 147 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ndḥ 1 (HALOT 673) | HALOT 673 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.