# \*ryd: 'ledge of a mountain, ridge'

> Proto-Semitic *ryd, 'ledge of a mountain, ridge': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ryd |
| Meaning | 'ledge of a mountain, ridge' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | rayd 'a ledge of a mountain' (Lane 1199) | Lane 1199 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ryd (Biella 486) (SD 120) | Biella 486; SD 120 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

SD 120 also reads the Sabaic noun '?lower part'. Not SA090 \*ryd 'abate (a disease)'.

## Linked from

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

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