# \*prd: 'to be separated, to separate; to distinguish, to judge'

> Proto-Semitic *prd, 'to be separated, to separate; to distinguish, to judge': reflexes in 16 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*prd |
| Meaning | 'to be separated, to separate; to distinguish, to judge' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | prd (HALOT 962 apud SEDonline 1323) | HALOT 962; SEDonline 1323 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | JPA prd (DJBA 927 apud SEDonline 1323) | DJBA 927; SEDonline 1323 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | prd (MD 378) | MD 378 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | frd (Lane 2363 apud SEDonline 1323) | Lane 2363; SEDonline 1323 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. frd-m (SD 46 apud SEDonline 1323) | SD 46; SEDonline 1323 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | täfarädä (WTS 659 apud SEDonline 1323); färdä (WTS 659 apud SEDonline 1317) | WTS 659; SEDonline 1323; SEDonline 1317 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | tafārada (CDG 165 apud SEDonline 1317); fərd (CDG 165 apud SEDonline 1317); farada (LGz. 165); tafarda (LGz. 165); fərud (LGz. 165) | CDG 165; SEDonline 1317; LGz. 165 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | färädä (TED 2670 apud SEDonline 1317) | TED 2670; SEDonline 1317 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | färrädä (AED 2284 apud SEDonline 1317) | AED 2284; SEDonline 1317 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | färädä (EDH 63 apud SEDonline 1317) | EDH 63; SEDonline 1317 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Sel. Wol. Zwy. färädä (EDG 241 apud SEDonline 1317) | EDG 241; SEDonline 1317 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Cha. Enn. Gye. fändä, Cha. fänädä, Ezha fännädä, End. färädä, Muh. Msq. Gog. Sod. färrädä (EDG 241 apud SEDonline 1317) | EDG 241; SEDonline 1317 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | p-r-d (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 132) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 132 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | /b-r-d/, with b for \*p (DULAT 233) | DULAT 233 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | pəraḏ (LGz. 165) | LGz. 165 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | pəraḏ (LGz. 165) | LGz. 165 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PWS \*prd 'to be separated' (EDA I 341, ◊P0603; SEDonline 1323); PES \*prd 'to separate, to distinguish (between true and false)' (EDA I 341, ◊P0603; SEDonline 1317). Cf. 272 \*pVrd- 'an equid', 3387 \*prd 'to flee in panic'.

## Linked from

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

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