# \*gdr: 'to grow, grow big'

> Proto-Semitic *gdr, 'to grow, grow big': reflexes in 6 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 | \*gdr |
| Meaning | 'to grow, grow big' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3105 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ǯdr 'rise above the ground (said of plants); form (said of certain fruits)' (BK 1 263) | BK 1 263 |  |
| East Ethiopic | Wol. gädärä, Wol Zway gädärä |  | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Sod. gǝddǝr |  | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | (tä)gäddärä |  | gloss withheld |
| Harari | Har. g(i)dīr |  | gloss withheld |
| Gafat | gäddärä (OLA80 §17.5) | OLA80 §17.5 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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