# \*ɣḏw: 'to feed, nourish; food'

> Proto-Semitic *ɣḏw, 'to feed, nourish; food': reflexes in 2 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>) › [ġ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/ghayn/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ɣḏw |
| Meaning | 'to feed, nourish; food' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | mɣd (DULAT 526; SEDonline 1403) | DULAT 526; SEDonline 1403 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ɣḏw/ɣḏy (Lane 2236 apud SEDonline 1403) | Lane 2236; SEDonline 1403 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PCS \*ɣḏw 'to feed' (Renfroe 1992: 60‒61; Kogan 2015: 320 apud SEDonline 1403).

## Linked from

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

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