# \*ɣdp: 'to be in excess, surplus; to be profuse'

> Proto-Semitic *ɣdp, 'to be in excess, surplus; to be profuse': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ɣdp |
| Meaning | 'to be in excess, surplus; to be profuse' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ʿōdēp; hif. heʿdîp (HALOT 793) | HALOT 793 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ġadafa 'he was profuse to him in giving' (Lane 2233) | Lane 2233 |  |

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## Notes

Lane 2233 gives ġadafa 'he was profuse to him in giving' on the authority of Ibn-ʿAbbād, the O and the K, and the noun ġadaf 'ease, plentifulness'; the article's chief verb is IV ʾaġdafa 'he let down, let fall'.

## Linked from

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

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