# \*kaḥad-: 'hide'

> Proto-Semitic *kaḥad-, 'hide': reflexes in 8 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*kaḥad- |
| Meaning | 'hide' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | kəḥda; kəḥədka (OLA80 §45.17) | OLA80 §45.17; Anderson–Moser 2024 root kḥd | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | kaḥad 'hide' (BDB 470) | BDB 470; Anderson–Moser 2024 root kḥd |  |
| Ugaritic | kḥd 'hide' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root kḥd |  |
| Modern Arabic | Dathina kḥd (LGz. 279) | LGz. 279 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | käḥadä (LGz. 279) | LGz. 279 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | käḥada (LGz. 279) | LGz. 279 |  |
| Amharic | kadä (LGz. 279) | LGz. 279 |  |
| Gurage | kadä (LGz. 279) | LGz. 279 |  |

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

## Notes

OLA80 §45.17: Geʿez guttural verb kəḥədka 'you denied', with ə before the guttural instead of the expected a. HALOT 469 also compares Arab. jaḥada 'to deny'.

## Linked from

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

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