# \*ḳadaš-: 'holy, sacred, to be holy'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳadaš-, 'holy, sacred, to be holy': reflexes in 21 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>) › [Q](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/q/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḳadaš- |
| Meaning | 'holy, sacred, to be holy' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | quds- (BK 2, 687); qadusa (LGz. 423) | BK 2, 687; LGz. 423 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | qadištu (CAD Q 48); qadāšu, D quddušu (CAD Q 46) | CAD Q 48; CAD Q 46 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | qdš (DULAT 685-6); /qadiš(a)/, /qidšu/ (UVST 173) | DULAT 685-6; UVST 173 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | qdš (DNWSI 995); mqdš (T 194–195); yqdšt (Krahmalkov 425) | DNWSI 995; T 194–195; Krahmalkov 425 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | qādōš (HALOT 1066); qādaš (LGz. 423) | HALOT 1066; LGz. 423 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | qəddusām kətubām (OLA80 §31.12); qäddäsa (LGz. 423) | OLA80 §31.12; LGz. 423 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | QDŠ (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. qdš) | Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. qdš; Anderson–Moser 2024 root qdš | gloss withheld |
| Geez | qaddasa; qəddus (LGz. 423) | LGz. 423; Anderson–Moser 2024 root qdš | gloss withheld |
| Punic | qdš; kdš (T 138); mqdš; mqdšm (T 194–195); qdšm; qdš; qdš (Krahmalkov 425) | T 138; T 194–195; Krahmalkov 425; Anderson–Moser 2024 root qdš | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | maqdᵉšā (HALOT 625); qdš, qudšā (HALOT 1072, 1076) | HALOT 625; HALOT 1072, 1076 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | maqdᵉšā (HALOT 625; Payne Smith 296); qudšā (HALOT 1076); qaddeš (LGz. 423) | HALOT 625; Payne Smith 296; HALOT 1076; LGz. 423 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. qds (HALOT 1066, 1076; Sabaweb lemma 4753) | HALOT 1066, 1076; Sabaweb lemma 4753 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | qadiša, qaduš, qudša (HALOT 1066, 1076) | HALOT 1066, 1076 |  |
| Harsusi | qeds (LGz. 423) | LGz. 423 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | qäddäsä (LGz. 423) | LGz. 423 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | qäddäsä (LGz. 423) | LGz. 423 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | qiddäsä (LGz. 423) | LGz. 423 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | qdś: qadiśum, qudāśum (Gelb AS 21, 29); qadiS, qadis₁: ka-di-šum; qidiS: ᵈi-šar-qí-di-su; qudāS: gu-da-su-um (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 342) | Gelb AS 21 29; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 342 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ga-ti-šum /ḳadišum/ (VE 100, Kogan–Krebernik 2021b: 684 apud SEDonline 1864; Krebernik 1983, 4); /qadas₁/: name mu-lu-ga-da-šum; ga-ti-šum /qadiS, qadis₁/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 342) | VE 100, Kogan–Krebernik 2021b: 684; SEDonline 1864; Krebernik 1983, 4; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 342 | gloss withheld |
| Emar | /qaddus₁/: name qa-du-ša (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 342) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 342 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | qaddīš (HALOT 1066) | HALOT 1066 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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