# \*pVdaġ-: 'to break, crush'

> Proto-Semitic *pVdaġ-, 'to break, crush': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*pVdaġ- |
| Meaning | 'to break, crush' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | fadaġahu (Lane 2352); mifdaġ (Lane 2352); fdġ (HSED 2005) | Lane 2352; HSED 2005 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | pdaʿ 'to break the head, smash' (Payne Smith 435) | Payne Smith 435 |  |

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## Notes

HSED 2005 prints Semitic \*pVdaġ- with Arabic fdġ. Syriac ʿ answers Arabic ġ. Arabic fadʿ 'a breaking, crushing' (Lane 2352) has ʿ. Cf. 560 \*pVtVḳ- 'break'.

## Linked from

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

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