# \*gdw: 'to give a gift; gift'

> Proto-Semitic *gdw, 'to give a gift; gift': 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 2026-10-26.

## 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).

## Linked from

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

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