*gdw: 'to give a gift; gift'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*gdw
Meaning	'to give a gift; gift'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ǧadā ʿalayhi 'he gave him a gift'; ǧadwā 'a gift' (Lane 393)	Lane 393
Geez	gādā; gadawa (LGz. 180)	LGz. 180	gloss withheld
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab hgd, gdyt (Biella 65); hgd, gdyt (SD 49)	Biella 65; SD 49	gloss withheld

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Notes

Biella 65 joins Sab hgd, gdyt with Arabic ǧadā 'give' and Geez gādā 'gift, tribute', and derives the sense from 'cut off' (Hebrew gdd/gdy; cf. 1520 *gVd- 'cut off'). Geez gadawa is denominative (LGz. 180). Amharic gada 'gift, present' is from Geez (LGz. 180).

Updated 26 October 2026

*gdw: 'to give a gift; gift'

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