# \*hVyVd-: 'rob, take by force'

> Proto-Semitic *hVyVd-, 'rob, take by force': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*hVyVd- |
| Meaning | 'rob, take by force' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1646 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | hyd |  |  |
| Arabic | hāda (hyd) (LGz. 220) | LGz. 220 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | hayädä (LGz. 221) | LGz. 221 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Amh. hedä 'to walk, go' (AED 26) stands in 3435 \*kd 'to tread, trample; to walk (slowly)' (SEDonline 914).

## Linked from

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

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