# \*gi/ald-: 'skin, hide'

> Proto-Semitic *gi/ald-, 'skin, hide': reflexes in 16 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 | \*gi/ald- |
| Meaning | 'skin, hide' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2056 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ǧild-, ǧalad-, ǧilid- 'skin, leather' \[BK 1 313\]. | BK 1 313 |  |
| Mehri | gɛ̄d, pl. gǝlɛ̄d \[JM 119\] | JM 119 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | gad, pl. ʔegélid \[LS 101\]; QALAN gɛ̄ldǝh \[SSL LS 1457\]. | LS 101; SSL LS 1457 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | gil(a)du NB \[CAD g 71\], LB \[AHw 288\]. | CAD g 71; AHw 288 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | gōd, pl. gelēd \[JH 39\] | JH 39 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | gǝldät \[LH 564\] | LH 564 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | gilda \[DM 90\]. | DM 90 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | gald \[LGz 189\] | LGz 189 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | MAL ɣelta \[Berg 30\] NASS ɣildä \[Tser 042\] MMND gelda \[M MND 522\] AZR gilda \[Garb 307\] IRAN gʸldâ \[Pen 77\] | Berg 30; Tser 042; M MND 522; Garb 307; Pen 77 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | gɔ́d, pl. gíźɛ́d \[JJ 75\] | JJ 75 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | \*gäläd, \*geläd (HALOT 191). | HALOT 191 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | gildā 'plate, covering, skin, leather' \[Ja 245\] | Ja 245 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | geldā 'skin, hide' \[Brock 117\] | Brock 117 |  |
| Aramaic | OFF (emph.) gldʔ, PLM (pl. emph.) gldyʔ \[HJ 222\] | HJ 222 | gloss withheld |
| Gafat | gälädä (LGz. 190) | LGz. 190 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | gällädä (LGz. 190) | LGz. 190 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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