# \*ḳVdVḥ-: 'set on fire'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳVdVḥ-, 'set on fire': reflexes in 8 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 | \*ḳVdVḥ- |
| Meaning | 'set on fire' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 807 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | qadḥ-at- (Lane 2493) | Lane 2493 |  |
| Akkadian | qâdu |  |  |
| Hebrew | ḳdḥ (BDB 869) | BDB 869 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | qdḥ (HALOT 1067) | HALOT 1067 |  |
| Punic | qdḥ (HALOT 1067); qdḥ (T 284); mqdḥ (Krahmalkov 306) | HALOT 1067; T 284; Krahmalkov 306; Anderson–Moser 2024 root qdḥ | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | qədaḥ (HALOT 1067); qdaḥ (Payne Smith 489) | HALOT 1067; Payne Smith 489 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | QDḤ (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. qdḥ#2) | Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. qdḥ#2; Anderson–Moser 2024 root qdḥ | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | qdʾ (T 284) | T 284 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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