# \*gdḥ: 'to come, to drift ashore'

> Proto-Semitic *gdḥ, 'to come, to drift ashore': reflexes in 3 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 | \*gdḥ |
| Meaning | 'to come, to drift ashore' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 450 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | gōdəḥ (ML 114 apud SEDonline 450) | ML 114; SEDonline 450 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | gédaḥ (JL 70 apud SEDonline 450) | JL 70; SEDonline 450 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | gédaḥ (Kogan 2015, ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 25) | Kogan 2015 ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 25 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Proto-MSA \*gdḥ 'to come, to drift ashore' (SEDonline 450). Cf. Ar. miǯdaḥ- 'seashore', rare and perhaps not native to Arabic.

## Linked from

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

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