# \*ḳdḥ: 'to ladle out, draw (water)'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳdḥ, 'to ladle out, draw (water)': reflexes in 9 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḳdḥ |
| Meaning | 'to ladle out, draw (water)' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | qadaḥa; qudḥat (Lane 2493); qadaḥa (LGz. 420) | Lane 2493; LGz. 420 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | qadḥa; qadāḥi (LGz. 420) | LGz. 420 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | qädḥa (LGz. 420) | LGz. 420 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | qädḥe (LGz. 420) | LGz. 420 |  |
| Harari | qädaḥa (LGz. 420) | LGz. 420 |  |
| Amharic | qädda (LGz. 420) | LGz. 420 |  |
| Argobba | qäddäha (LGz. 420) | LGz. 420 |  |
| Gafat | qäddä (LGz. 420) | LGz. 420 |  |
| Gurage | qäda (LGz. 420) | LGz. 420 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

300 \*ḳadaḥ- 'pot, bowl' is the noun: Arabic qadaḥ 'drinking bowl', Sab m-qdḥ 'cup, vessel' (LGz. 420). Not 974 \*ḳVdVḥ- 'make holes' (Geez qadḥa II 'pierce') or 2077 \*ḳdḥ 'to have inflammation' (Geez qadḥa III) (LGz. 420).

## Linked from

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

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