# \*gīd-: 'sinew, nerve'

> Proto-Semitic *gīd-, 'sinew, nerve': 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>) › [G](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/g/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*gīd- |
| Meaning | 'sinew, nerve' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2050 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soqotri | žid \[LS 157\], \[SSL LS 1456\] | LS 157; SSL LS 1456 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | gīdu MB, MA on \[CAD g 66\], \[AHw 287\] | CAD g 66; AHw 287 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | giada \[DM 88\] | DM 88 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | gd \[DULAT 290\] | DULAT 290 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | SEL gānǯä, WOL ganǯä, ZWY gādiyō \[LGur 269\] | LGur 269 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | CHA ENN GYE gaǯa, EZHA gaǯǯa, END gaǯä, MSQ ganǯa \[ibid.\] |  |  |
| Jibbali | z̃éd \[JJ 70\] | JJ 70 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | gīd (HALOT 189) | HALOT 189 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | gīdā \[Ja 234\]; gyd \[DJPA 127a apud CAL\] | Ja 234; DJPA 127a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | gǝyādā 'nerve, fiber of the root' \[Brock 114\] | Brock 114 |  |
| Aramaic | OFF (pl.det.) gydyʔ \[HJ 221\]; gyd (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. gyd) | HJ 221; Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. gyd; Anderson–Moser 2024 root gyd | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | MAL ɣyōḏa (SED I 68) | SED I 68 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Har. gānǯa 'tendon' is probably a Cushitic loan (Qab. Tem. gāǧǧā, Al. gāǧǝmā; LHar 73).

## Linked from

- [G](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/g/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.