# \*kyd: 'to deceive, plot against; to lie in wait'

> Proto-Semitic *kyd, 'to deceive, plot against; to lie in wait': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*kyd |
| Meaning | 'to deceive, plot against; to lie in wait' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | kādahu 'he deceived, beguiled, circumvented him' (Lane 2638); makīdat 'deceit, guile' (Lane 2639) | Lane 2638; Lane 2639 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab kd, kydw; ktd (Biella 245); kd (SD 80) | Biella 245; SD 80 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

SD 80 reads kydw (J 585/7) as the auxiliary 'almost do' and tkydw (R 3992) as 'start a prosecution'.

## Linked from

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

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