# \*ndd: 'burn' 1, 'take unawares' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ndd, 'burn' 1, 'take unawares' 2: reflexes in 11 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ndd |
| Meaning | 'burn' 1, 'take unawares' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3118 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ndʔ, nadiyy-; nadaʾa 2 (Biella 293) | Biella 293 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab hndʾn 2 (Biella 293) | Biella 293 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | näddä (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §4.2 no. 20) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §4.2 no. 20 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | nadda (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §4.2 no. 20), ʔandada (trans.) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §4.2 no. 20 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | (?) ned, nad ? |  | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | näddädä (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §4.2 no. 20) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §4.2 no. 20 |  |
| Harari | nädäda (intr.) \[LHar 117\] | LHar 117 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | nädädä (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §4.2 no. 20) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §4.2 no. 20 |  |
| Argobba | näddäda (LGz. 385) | LGz. 385 |  |
| Gurage | Cha. nädädä, Ezha Muh. Msq. Gog. Sod. näddädä, End. nättädä, Enn. Gye. nätädä (EDG 450 apud SEDonline 928) | EDG 450; SEDonline 928 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Sel. Wol. Zwy. nädäda (EDG 450 apud SEDonline 928) | EDG 450; SEDonline 928 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.