# \*gwd: 'swift riding beast'

> Epigraphic South Arabian headword *gwd, 'swift riding beast': 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 |
|---|---|
| Headword | \*gwd |
| Meaning | 'swift riding beast' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab gwd (SD 51; Biella 67; Sabaweb lemma 4174) | SD 51; Biella 67; Sabaweb lemma 4174 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | Ar jawād (Biella 67); ǧāda (LGz. 208) | Biella 67; LGz. 208 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | gāyada (LGz. 208) | LGz. 208 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | geda (LGz. 208) | LGz. 208 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | gäyəd (LGz. 208) | LGz. 208 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | gaday (LGz. 208) | LGz. 208 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Headword from Epigraphic South Arabian (Beeston 1982; Biella 1982), not a comparative reconstruction.

## Linked from

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

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