# \*raʕd-: 'thunder'

> Proto-Semitic *raʕd-, 'thunder': reflexes in 6 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*raʕd- |
| Meaning | 'thunder' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1100 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | rādu (Kogan 2011, 194) | Kogan 2011 194 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | CPA rʿd (Kogan 2011, 194) | Kogan 2011 194 |  |
| Arabic | raʿd- (Kogan 2011, 194) | Kogan 2011 194 |  |
| Harari | raʾdi (Kogan 2011, 194) | Kogan 2011 194 |  |
| Argobba | raʾad (Kogan 2011, 194) | Kogan 2011 194 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | rʕt (DULAT 716) | DULAT 716 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

PS \*raʕd- 'thunder', a synonym of \*hadad- (3186) that 'can be considered' (Kogan 2011, 194). Cf. 3056 \*rʕd 'tremble, quake'.

## Linked from

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

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