# \*ḳud-: 'cut' 1, 'tear' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ḳud-, 'cut' 1, 'tear' 2: reflexes in 11 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 | \*ḳud- |
| Meaning | 'cut' 1, 'tear' 2 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 541 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | qdd \[-u-\] 1, 2 (Lane 2489) | Lane 2489 |  |
| Tigre | qdd 2 |  |  |
| Geez | qdd 1 |  |  |
| Gurage | qdd 2 |  |  |
| Amharic | qdd 2 |  |  |
| Harari | qdd 2 |  |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | qdd 1 (Payne Smith 489) | Payne Smith 489 |  |
| Aramaic | qdd 1 (CAL s.v. qdd) | CAL s.v. qdd |  |
| Argobba | qdd 2 |  |  |
| Tigrinya | qdd 2 |  |  |
| Gafat | quddä (LGz. 420) | LGz. 420 | gloss withheld |

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

## Linked from

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

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