# \*pahd-: 'cheetah'

> Proto-Semitic *pahd-, 'cheetah': reflexes in 7 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [P](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*pahd- |
| Meaning | 'cheetah' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2492 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | fahd- \[BK 2 640\], \[Fr. III 377\], \[Lane 2452\], \[LA III 339\] | BK 2 640; Fr. III 377; Lane 2452; LA III 339 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | fǝhǝdēt \[JM 89\]. | JM 89 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | pahad \[DM 360\]. | DM 360 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | fhǝdɛ́t \[JJ 54\]. | JJ 54 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Hdr. fhd-nyw \[Pirenne 93\] | Pirenne 93 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | pahdā 'panther' \[Brock. 558\], 'a wild beast' \[PS 3042\]. | Brock. 558; PS 3042 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic fhd (Al-Jallad 2026, 45) | Al-Jallad 2026 45 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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